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RCN-MULrORD- JR- ^ -WERTER- G-BETTY- 



NORWOOD 



Her Homes and Her Peoule. 



Pleasant Places in the Gem of the Highlands. 



A IIISKIRICAL SKETCH OF THK LIVELIEST MEMBER OF CINCINNATI'S SUBJJjmi^Yj&.^^'-Y 

Ren Mulford Jr., and Werter G. Betty. 



llbcllishfil with Man% lllustratic 



894. 






CoinrigliU'.! April. IS'.'I. 
By Mulfohd & Betty. 



NORWOOD. 



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llic rmiin- h.ul mil. li 
in store lur a Imr 
(>iil;Ii Ml j1iiiiu1,iiuI\ 
lilcsM'd li\ ii.iUnr. 
'I'lie luisture lands :ind iir( liards uf the hist tlccadc 
ha\f disapi'earcd and in their stead is a heaiitifnl 
httic I il\ III' hciines linked to the ( hieen of the 
West li\ hands of iron and strands in which plax 
the iin stic -I'orees of eleitrieitx. Novwuod, ainoiiL; die 
yoniiL;"est nieniliers ol' Cine innali's s\l\an familw has 
|uit on nietro|iolitan airs. ller house is in onler and 
she liids ueliome to .ill ol' iii,inkin<l who can a|i]ireciate 
what ]ihit k and eneri;\ (.in do in the i anse of progress, 
■{'here w.is a time, not m.in\' \ears a^o. when 
Norwood was nnkiiowii — nnn.imed. The little hamlet 
of half a do/en hmises (jii the Mont_nonier\ |ake w.is 
ealled SharpslnirL;. It ne\er created iiuk h ol' a stir in 
the world. hariiua's. on their w.i\ to .md from the (il\. 
stopped at the old taxein. where there was < heer I'or 
lioth man .md lieast. Later on. the M.irietta and 
Ciniinnati railroad was Imilt, and the piimiti\e iron lior-es 
snorted .md Hii;L;ed up a he.i\\' grade and stopped .it 
the modest little SharpsluirL; station that stood near 
where the Moiitgomerx pike hridge is now loc ate<l — a 
liridge that w.is liiiilt when the c nt was made ,tnd lra\el 
rendered easier. Those whose memor\ long antedates 
the luiilding of the railroad tell of the ia\ erii on the 
hill — --Mother Goose's" — a famous resting pku e for the 



tr,t\elers .ilong the 'ild pike that was then the highway 
ketweeii ('numnati. ('hilluolhe .ind Cohimliiis. 

When 111 iS(i() the Willi. im l-'ergiison t'arm. now 
known as Norwood Heights. ]iassed into the h.inds 
of the late S. II. I'arxin. Col. I'. I'. C.ine and I,. 
Holies. -- Sharpsliiirg ■■ was the ado|,|ed ii.ime of the 
territory That was not ( onsulered pretty eiiongh for 
sill h .1 s|ioi, and the suggestion of Mr. and Mrs. Holies 
to (,ill it Norwood (.111 .ihlirex i.ition of Northwood) met 
with indorsement, and so it was that the siiluirli was 
christened .mew This w.is the t'lrst of the siilulix isions ; 
lint the hopes and |ilans of those earl\' |irojertors were 
not c.irried out. The William R. I'hipps home, now 
occupied h\ .\. < ). Rnssell. was the onl\ luiilding 
erected, and the trend of impro\ ement shifted from 
hill lop lo \alle\. when I.. C. Hopkins appeared upon 
the scene. The dr\-gciods prince soon turned his 
interests o\er to -\. C. BofincTer and l.onis C.. Hopkins, 
,ind lo their careful handling of the property they 
h.id aciiuired is largely due the character of Norwood's 
population. 

l-'rom none of the hills that skirt the Mi.inii \alley 
like giant sentinels is there re\ealecl a panorama of 
greater gr.indeur tli.m that which unfolds before the 
pilgrim who li.is scaled the heights that are crowned li\' 
the historic Indian mound. Here, upon soil that was 
clonlitless sai red to the Red m.m. .Norwood's water 
lower rises a monument to man's ingenuity and the |iic.i- 
grcssive spirit of a sulmrli that h.is ch.dlenged the admira- 
tion ol' all its i.eighliors. It is a spot which must li.ne 
l.een I'ashioned when Dame Nature w.is in one of her 
merriest moods. HirectU' het'ore one, to the northeast, 
are the outskirts of Pleasant Riclge. From the balc:ony 
on the great steel tower the heaiit)- of tlie scene is 



ins])irii\L;. \"illagc ;iftor \il- 
lage is rcxealed. Hcyoiid 
the ridge one looks down 
upon Kennedy Heights — 
made prominent li\' ^'()llonu• 
Inn. whose hospitable root' 
seems to vover the extreme 
edge of the i)latean upon 
which it has liecn huilt. — 
The dual tow ns of I .ockland 
and Wyoming are visible, 
with Reading (lose enough 
lo warrant the claim that 
the\- are tri|)lets. < )f the 
hamlets on the heights Col- 
lege Hill is ])rominent. Ac^JS^ 
the \allev. to the lett. seem- 
ingly nestling at the foot- 
hills of the range beyond 

Millcreek, lie Hartwell, Carthage, Elmwood Place and 
Ivorydale. The square tower of the County Infirmary 
and the great dome of l,ong\iew .\syhnn loom u|j in 
the distance, lending an additional architectural charm 
to the scene; but those mighty walls e( lio the lamenta- 
tions of disappointed lives and the ra\ings of others 
in whom the light of reason has been snuffed out. One 
sad thought to the fate of the unfortunates there and the 
eye s\vee])s onward. Bond Hill is a consjiicuous figure 
in this magnificent ])icture. Far away the smoke stacks 
of the factories that ha\e given horydale international 
repute are visil)le. l.udlow (Irove and Clifton are both in 
sight and between the two .St. ISernard lies, the clustered 
tombstones glistening in the sunlight in the cemeteries 
there, proving a grim reminder that Death lies in ambush 
everywhere. The twin spires that rise heavenward. 
far in the distance, give .St. George's and Corryville a 
distinctive |)lace in the marvelous tableau. Then there 
is Mt. .\uburn beyond. Sweejiing away to the left is 
Walnut Hills, that great city of the hilltojis. the Eden 
Hark stand ])ipe showing clear against the horizon. The 
Observatory, at Mt. Lookout, is ])rominent. and as the 
eye is turned toward the Hast, Mornington, Oakley 
and then Madisonville are revealed. Between the 
borders of Norwood Park and Oakley there stretches 
the mile track of the old (^ueeii City Driving Club. 




^ SLANE HOMESTEAD CAMERON AVENUE. 

l.inwood lies unseen beyond the ( )l)servatory. but her 
water-lank, elevated on stilts, is conspicuous. Kentucky's 
hills burst into view to the Southeast, but Bellevue is 
the only borough that can be seen in the old Common- 
wealth, ht. Thomas, however, is within range of the 
naked eye. and with the glass the stars and stripes of 
•■Old (dory" can be seen flving in the breeze above the 
scpiare water tower at L'n< le Sam's military station. 

Norwood itself has an air that is almost metropolitan. 
There appears lo be a continuitv' of prettv residences 
reaching almost to the gates of the < ity. The white 
streaks that line nearly every thoroughfare are the 
evidences in cement of the villagers' escape from the 
thralldom of bad walks. Hopkins avenue winds its way 
up the hill — the artery that leads to .Avondale, for 
.Vvondale is a neighbor that is alreadv touching elbows 
with the Ivanhoe folks. The Montgomery road is the 
watershed of the territory. Bloody Run, ugly only after 
a storm. Hows peacefullv along the outskirts of the 
town, keeping to itself the legend of the Indian massacre 
from which stirring tragedy, that dyed its waters with the 
life blood of pioneers, it gained the name that (lings to 
it still. To the east runs Duck Creek, and the drive 
along its wooded banks is one of the most delightful in 
Ohio. Indeed, there is no break in the picturesi]ue 
boundaries of --the (lem of the Highlands," 



Ndrwooil is L-sseiitinll\- ;i 
\ill;l-r <.r l.i.liiN. Tlu'iv nrc 
less than fi(\\ of the iiih.iln- 
tailts who ran claim a resi- 
dence of a (|iiarter of a i entin\ . 
Edward ■Mills' grandfather was 
liost at the old ta\eni, nnw the 
Sanker Hmise, Imt modern im- 
proNemeiils lia\e oliliterated 
nearly all traces ut' the famous 
land-mark, t 'oliniihiis Williams. 
Thomas Drake, W. 11. Fergu- 
son, Moses !•'. l)U\ton.'rimis\ .in 
Middlesworth, Daxid Wi.olU-, 
justusDurrellainl Re\.las. I.mhi, 
famous as a farmer ])rea( her, 
were amonn these |iioneers. 
.Some of their descendants ha\e 
fallen in with the [inic essioii. 
and aided in the de\ elo|,meiit 

of their old I'arm lands; hut the ••new hlood' has 
proxed the hone and sinew of the mo\cmeut. Idii le 
Joe I.aiii^don took up his residence here in iS|0. .iml 
he tells of an inc itlent in making a clearing whi( h re( ailed 
Mad .\nthoii\' Wayne's campaign. In the heart of an 
(.)ak tree he foun<l hinied a luillet that had heen hidilen 
there si\ty-se\en \ ears ! 

In all of ( 'incinnati's suburlcm fainiK' there nc\er 
was a more preimious youngster than Xorwond. it 
early e\ idenced .1 disiiositioii to lea\e the mu'ser\' in 
the possession of other syhan sisters a bit older hut not 
evincing (juite so uuk h plm k and energ\ . ISefore thei e 
were a< ti\"e steps taken toward im orporation, the town 
was fairly well lighted. ]5a( k in those old days e\ ery 
(lixision of territory Im.isted of its inipro\ement soc iety. 
.South Norwood was the pioneer in the mo\ement. and 
East Norwood followed. lloth West Norwood and old 
Norwood imhilied tlu' spirit of progress and formed 
organi/ations that laid the foimd.ition tor Norwood's 
impirecedented growth. l'ri\ate purse strings were loos 
eiied, and out of darkness there 1 ame light and the 
I oimtr\ path gii\e wa\ to the pi. ink w.ilk. When U 
became necessary to put up ,1 lew new lamps, these 
l)ioneers turned out in force at night, dug their own 
post holes ,ind phiiited the be.icoiis. If iiulixidu.il ellort 




could do so imic li fur Norwood it wase\iclent that hopes 
lor gre.iter iinpro\ ements l,i\ m inc or|ioration. The 
sen'jineiit of the c ommunit\ was o\ erw helmingU' in fa\"or 
of such ac lion, and on .\l.i\ 10. i.S.SS, the el'l'orts of 
\'. ( '. Tidball ,ind Casper 11. Rowe, who h.id been named 
as agents for incorpor.ition, w c-re successful. Norwcxxl 
celebrated her si.xth birthda\ in 1 .Scj4. Iler record is 
one which must be a matter of personal pride to every 
soul within the corporate limits. 

.\t the lirst mimic ipal election — a special one. held 
.\ugusl 6, 1X88, — 199 \ cites were cast. .\t the last 
proidenti.il election in 189.:, h)ur vears later, that total 
had increased o\ er li\e fold. ,ind 1,02(1 c ili/ens cast 
their ballots at the two precincts. Dr. John ('. We>er 
was the first mayor chosen; John ('. .Masker, treasurer; 
Ivlward G Holies, clerk, and Ocrald Kelioe. marshal. 
I'he hrst board of cciuncihneii was made up of Fred. 
H. .Mehmert, l-ldward Mills, William I ,eser, J. P. /im- 
merm.in, sr., D. IT Whitehead and .Vnthoiu W'ciand. 
The same town officers were elected in April. 1S89, but 
I'hilip .Moessinger. T. J. McFarlan, Robert Thom])son 
and .\. H. Tape joined .Messrs. Zimmerman and Mehmert 
in council. During this administration, Da\id Davis 
acted as solicitor and D. .V. Hosbrook, as village 
engineer. In 1S90 J. M. Thoinssen was the onl\ new 



man to take- liis seal m couiv 
cil, Mr. 'rhomjjson rL-liriiig. 
During the year Mr. Mols- 
singer resigned, and Rii hard 
Evans scr\ed during his un- 
expired term. Mr. lioUcs 
also laid down his ]ien as 
clerk, and W. E. Wirhgar 
succeeded him. 'I'he spring 
election in 1891 resulted in 
the choice of Aaron McNeill 
for mayor. Once more J. ( '. 
Masker was continued as 
treasurer, and Marshal Kehoe 
was re-elected. Wm. Damen 
was installed as sealer ol 
weights and measiu'es. \\ . 
!•',. r.undy, as solicitor, was 
warmly endorsed. Three new 
councilmen were chosen: 
John Rolscn. J. J. Hess 
and W. S. Owynn. and thc\- a 
Mehmert, I'ape and 'rhoniSNC 
to that body in .\pril. 1X92, 
1893 resulted in the renewed 
and the return of all the olil ( 




p. BELLSMITH, FOREST AND SMITH AVENUES. 



ed that year with Messrs. 
this trio being returned 
The s|jring camjiaign in 
( hoice of Mayor McNeill 
icials with two exceptions 




— .-\lbert Berger succeeded Mr. (iwynn m ( oiuk il and 
Benjamin Zeis was installed as Marshal, an office not 
in conflict with his duties as one of Norwood's finest. 
The first official abode of Norwood's fledgling fathers 
was decidedly modest. All of the early ordinances 
were engrossed in a small 
apartment in the frame build- 
ing on the ])ike, remodeled 
li\- the Knights of I'ythias. 
The (|uarters soon became 
loo cramped for comfort, and 
l>\ an expenditure of $5,200, 
Norwood Hall was purchased, 
an<l it has ser\ed the \ illage 
for (ouncil chamber, court 
room and ( alaboose, while 
1 ontinuing in popular de- 
mand as a |iublii hall. I'os- 
■-es>in<i a spleiulid site the 
lir^l steps ha\e alread) been 
taken to L;i\e Norwood a 
new publii building worthy 
of this picti;resipie and beau- 
lil'iil suburb. 



RUSSELL. MONTGOMERY BOULEVARD. 



THK SERENADE OF PROSPERITY. 



N( ) r 1iiii,l; 3'j,n a .urccn 
lirakciiiaii w a> Iiciiil; 
'■ln-okcii in" (in "the 
liii; road." aN c\ fr\ - 
l)i)d\' I alls llic line <>\ cr w hdsc 
destinies ('a|)tain W. W. Pea- 
liody presides. 'I'lie i nii- 
diK tor. in the mle nl' an 
instnutcir. was naiiiinu; i>\t' 
tlie stalitiiis as the tram i-olled 
aliin.n. NorwiHJil had s( an el\ 
been left Ijeliind when the 
raw kniyht of the lantern was 
I oac lied to i all (Hit •• ]'',a-t 
Norw (lod. " llehire he olie) ed 
he ga\e a grunt of astonish 
iiient and remarked: "NNhN 
don't the\' build a union (le|iol 
out here? ■ 

'I'here are no less than si\ 
railroad stations within the 
hinils of Norudod and righi 
on the borders, S( ar( e a stone's 
throw I'roni the northei ii 
boiindar\' line, are two more — 
Harewooel and Norwood 
Heights — on the (■hiiag(j 

braiK h of the renns\bania, while awa\ to the south the 
(iiKinnati, I'ortsmontli and \'irginia Road ( ontribiite^ tw d 
others to the list — l''.lsniere. whi( h is within the i orporate 
limits, and Idlewild. whi( h is just without. The C. 1'. iV 
\'.. whi(h so long ( .irried the title of the •■('oat. I'ants and 
\'est." now reii>i(es o\ er the roniantii name ot "'riie 
l'o( ahontas Route. " 

h.inhoe. lloi>kins .\\eniie .ind Norw I I'.irk ,ire all 

on the ( 'iiicmnati. I.ebaiK.n .iiid Northern, .ind Ivist Nor 
\\oo(l Is the jiiiK tion of that Highland Route and the 
lialtimore and ( )hio .Southwestern. ( >n e\er\ da)', but the 
."sabbath. nearU se\ent\" passenger trains pass through 
Norwdod and all sa\e a lew fast expresses stop. With 
sill h gr.ind railroad ac ( (immodations it is eas\' to a( ( ount 
lor the healtin growth in the arni\ (if ( ommiUers. The 
shriek of the lo( omotive's whistle so often heard onh swells 
the ( horns in the serenade of prosperitx. 'The okl Marietta 
and CiiKinnati ran her iron arms into .Norwood when it 
was Sharpsburg and farmland. Not until years afterward 
was the Norlhern built and sim e I'resident (George Hater 
assumed the reins of go\ernmenl and Ckiv Ro( kwell li.is 
been in ( harge of the passenger ser\ ii e. suburbanites on 
the Highland Route have been taken i are of in good shape. 
The II. ^: O. S. W . has made a leature of suburban e\ 
presses, and ( ). I'. .M(('art\. the ( b 1'. .\.. has not o\ er 
looked anything thai would adil comfort to the ( dinnuiters. 




J, R LINDSAY, CAMERON AVENUE 

Not onl\- has .Norwood been extremely lortiinate in the 
liberalu\ of the ste.iin railroads but there is another 
important arter\ oftr.nel — the ele( tri( road on the Mont- 
gomery |.ike. from the (la\ that the first ( .ir r.in out o\er 
the F.deii I'.irk .ind W.ilniit Hills road to Norwood on the 
boiirth of July, not three years ago. the route h.is been ,i 
wonderfulh sik ( esst'ul one. I'erhaps there was no one man 
in Norwood who did more toward ha\mg the ro.id biiill 
than f'red .Mehmerl. ( )l.sta( les. sik h .is the non |i(>ssession 
of a right of w.i\. were removed b\ pun base outright of the 
pike. The Norwood h',le( tri( . with a li\e-(ent through 
fire, proved a monex -m.iker iVom the start and it li.is been 
a large I.K tor in the latter-day growth of the borough. 
When the first ( ars were put on. the name ■•Norwood " 
(diild not be found on their sides even with the aid of a 
mil ros( ope. but a in.in .it fountain Sipiare to-dav i an pirk out 
a Norwood ear without reipiiring the serviies of an inter- 
preter. There are prophets who aver that before nianv 
vears el. ipse the elei trie will rinle on over the bridge and 
down H.irris .\veniie through I'last Norw ood to the pi( tiires- 
ipie Dm k Creek road and thetn e tnid an riitlet into Nor- 
wood Park and return to .Montgomery lloulev ard through 
South Ndrwiiod. rii.il. however, is only a iiromissory note, 
but Norwood has .1 singiilai' t.iriilty ol taking up all prom- 
issory notes and paying them oft'. 




THIi MAYOR ANU MIS CABINUT 



THE OFFICIAL FAHILY. 



N()l\\\()(»l» luiN Keen 
Ml|icTl.iti\ch- ri)rUiiKUe 
in the rlKiK c (if licr 
tifti( ci'N. and iVoiii llic 
lime i)f llic ^clc( lion nf llic 
lir^l nicniliLTs of llic \ iILil;^ 
caliinet tii llu- |ircNcnl honr. 
1 )anii' Scandal has nol had a 
( hanc c lo \vhi>|)cr a word nt 
sii>|>i( inn. Ma\ or Aaron \l( - 
N'cill. who is sci'\ \\i'^ his 
sc( iind Icrni, is a mcnilicr ol 
the law linn of Aiaher ^V 
McNeill. Ik- IS a .Muskin- 
gum CounU' |irodui I and has 
long liccn |iroinincnt in ihc 
(dum ils of Ohio's (irand 
Lodge of Ihc I. ( ). (). I'. 
He is one of Norwoods 
ilea\ \ ueiL;hls. |)h\si(all\ and 
intellei lualh . In Ciiu innaii 
he ranks u ilh the notahU' 
sui c esstui |irai lilioners at the 
liar, and he has lent dignitv . 
aliiliu and an intense lo\all\' 
lo ■■e\ er\ lhln^ Noi\\<iod" to 

FRI 

Ills adininistraiion. 

John ('. .Masker is the only Ireasiirer Norwood li.is 
e\XT had, and his term is likely lo last as long as he is 
willing to hold the \illage |iurse-strinns. Mr. Masker is ,i 
retired mamifac Hirer, and for iiearh .1 (piarlei of a cenlui\ 
he was a menilier of the Cin( innaii so.ip and 1 andle 
house of r>. H. Lamping Ov: Co. He has |iro\ed a laithl'ul 
officer in this, llie first ]iulilie position to ulii(li his ledlow 
townsnien railed him. 

That is a ( liarac teristie trait of Norwoods oftieials. 
The great majority of them liegan their pulilii < areers in 
the great cause of Norwood's prosperity, and ••the good 
of Norwood " is the length, depth, breadth and height of 
their political aniliilions. W, ]%. Wichgar, who has ser\ ed 
as I lerk siiK e 1.S91, is the right man in the right plai e. 
He writes a haml as 1 lear as i opper plate, and is with the 
.\mericaii Hook Company, W. \i. llundy, the solicitor, 
has proved to lie an adept in diplomacy in handling the 
legal affairs of the \illage. Before he came to Norwood 
he served as .Secretary of the Board of Elections of Ham- 
ilton County. Some years ago he edited the Wellston 
Argus and the Ohio Mining Journal. His father was 
killed liiihlina for the fiacr of the I'ninn, and when he was 




VIEHMERT WONTGOfV 



BOULEVARD. 



( hosen Colonel of the .Sons of \'eter.iiis of the Stale of 
< )liio, he ,i< quireil that tide. He was also I'mvince Presi- 
dent of the I'hi Dell.rriiela. Colonel l!iind\'s grandfather. 
II. S. IhiiKh-, is the oldest 111,111 ill ( 'ungress, and Nor- 
wood's solicitor IS a man wdio is a ( redit to his aiK eslrv. 

There is just one memlica- of the lioar<l of (ihiik il 
who has ser\ed the village faithfully and 1 ontinuously e\er 
since its birth. That man is Frederic k H, Mehmert, He 
is treasurer of the V.. I.. O'Connor Company in the shoe 
business in Cine innaii. He resides in the old 1.. ( '. Hop 
kins home on Montgomery .i\eiiiie, and "( )ld Norwood" 
has kept him in his seat. Reference lo his missionarx 
efforts in behalf of the electric- road is made in another 
chapter, A. H. Pape, Jvisl Norwood's representatix e, 
ranks ne.\t in time of serxice. He is now sec retary of the 
Chamber of Commerce in Cine innaii; has been in the 
railroad business for fifteen years, and is the ageni of Ihc 
C. c\: f). During the life of the Davenport Club, he was 
a leading spirit, and at that time he ranked as one of the 
best of (.'incinnati's amateur diseiiiles of Thespis, M'est 
N'onvood chose one of her faxcirite sons wdien John Rolsen 
was sent to cotiiic il. and since his adwnt m that bod\ 




THu Vll LAUE FATMURS 1S92-94. 



West Norwood has kept piue 

with every other sectimi of 

tlic \ illai^e ill the c hnrai ter 

and Slope of the inipriJ\e- 

inents made. In liusiness, he 

IS with Kiiif;ht l\: ('<i. , the 

Ciininnati jiriiiters and pub- 

hshers, and is ser\ing his 

lourth year as a "city lather." 

John J. Hess was called liy 

the ]ieople on the Heiglits, 

and he did so well that the\ 

sent him hark for a second 

term. He is a carriage builder 

and in business fur himself 

in CiiK innati. Although born 

m ( ierniany, oiil\ tu o \ ears 

ol his life was spent there. 

The Ivanhoe and I'dsmeie 

distii( t has a worker ni Albert 

Kerger. "Good roads' is his 

hobb}-. and as a trustee of 

Millc reek Townshi]., lie rode 

it before he broadened his 

held of public enileaxor. Mr. 

1-ierger is superiritendeiit of 

the tank wagon s\>teni of the 

Standard Oil CompaiiN. and his ac (|iiaintani e in ( 'iiK iiinati 

is very large. lie u.is m the oil biiMiicss himself tor ten 

years before joining lore es with the .Stanilard. lai ob M. 

■riiomssen. who is with the .Methodist Hook Concern, was 

the only member of ihe old , oim, i| who retired in the 

spring of 1894. He has been 

deservedly in\estecl with the 

title of "the lather of the 

waterworks moxemenl." and 

there was no man in the bod\ 

more active in the carlv ad 

vocacy of action along that 

line than he. .After four \ears 

of ser\ ic e in the board, he 

dec ided to retire and Kdward 

H. Anthon)' was elected 

to succeed him as .South Xor- 

wood's representatix e. .\1 

though Norwood has ne\ei 

been divided into wards, it is 

the cntstom to gi\e eac h one 

of the six di\ isions of leriitorv 

memberships in c ounc il. 'riiat 

is an unwritten law that li:,s 

ilexer been violated. .Mr. .\n- 

thon\ is one of the best known 

of the old news]i.iper guard 

in Cincinnati. He has been 

^1 T^ ■ , ,,,■ EDWARD H ANTH 

on the bnc[uirer and 1 inies- 

Star staffs, and now holds a position of trust under County 

Treasurer Leo Schott. 

Colonel James M. Harjier, the village engineer, was 
called to that post bv council. He is well qualified for 




DBB. NORWOOD AVENUE AND BEECH STREET 




the duties of the important trust. For eight \ears he had 
ser\c'd Hamilton Coiiiil\ as c hief engineer and he has been 
w ilh \arious railroads c entering in Cine iim.it i In t he c apac it\ 
of a c i\il engineer. The ( Ihio Stale Society of Surveyors 
and Ci\il iMigineers. at its last session, complimented 
Colonel Harper by an elec ticui to the presi 
dene y of that im]Mjrtaut body. Pleasant 
kidge, noting the skill with which Nor 
wood's engineering was conducted, has 
installed (Ailonel Harper in the same ]>osi 
lion there. Too young to enlist he was an 
assistant under his father. Surgeon Harper, 
wdio was attached to Cen. Sherman's st.iff. 
In Norwood, John .\. Miur.i\, Andrew 
Ilirnbaum and I'Alward lleyl hold the rank 
of assistant engineers. 

Marshal Denjamin Zeis has been titled 
"Norwoods Chief Deitsc h. " for he embodies 
the duties of a member of ■•the finest" with 
those c,f the position to whic h he was elec led. 
He is a f.iitlibil official, and h\es in his own 
coz\ home on Lawrence avenue. 



A PEEP AT TIONESTA. 

Nestling on the lianks of Duck Creek is 
"Tionesta" — Norwood's stcjc k farm. I his 
tract is owned by A. C Strobel and in c lunge 
of Charles Hazenfield. It li.isa half niiletrac k 
for training jnirposes. The trotting star of the' 
stud is the W'ilkes-Simmons' stallion, Clifford Wood, who 
has the bloced of Hanibletoniaii and .M.imbiino Chief in his 
\eins. Colonel Ren, a Frenc h coac h horse, with a good 
pedigree, and the ^Lrjor, a Shetland pon\-, are .also noted. 



THE PLATTING COMMISSION'S TASK. 



DlRlNd llu- suinnuT of 1.SS9 the i'latting Commis- 
sion was fslablislx-(i. 'Ihc idra was falhtred in 
couiuil !)>• l'hili|) Mocssingcr. wlio had had 
i.-\|icrit'n(L' on a simiHar boaril in (.'incinnati. and 
foresaw the grand possihihlics of a 
similiar wcirk in Ndrwuod. Dr. N. I. 
Scott, Prof. j. f. I.luvd. Dr. juhn C 
Weyer, J. ('. Masker and die late 
William W'eghorst were in the roni- 
mission when organized August 15th. 
On account of other business engage- 
ments I. r. l.hiyd tendered his resig- 
nation Man h J-Midand Dr. N. I. Scott 
March 16th. 1S91 ; the resignati<ins 
being a( ( epted by (Oun(il. I'he re 
niaining members were dissalislied with 
this (ijurse. not wishing to lose both 
members at oni e, and in i onseiiueiii e 
Mr. l.lo_\d reconsidered, bm. owing to 
professional duties, l)r. Scott found it 
impossible to ser\ e. Mr. i.loul was 
reappointed March 23rd. iSyi. Mr. 
Samuel T. Harris being appointed at 
thesamelime in the \a( am y m 1 asionei 
by the retirement of Dr. Siott. Th 
board at ont e organized by elei tii 
r. Lloyd chairman and .Mr. \\ . (i. 
ISettv secretary, the former sei retary, .Mr 
ha\ing been elected \illage clerk .M 
Se|Member 2otli. i Scj 1 . and ecu 
November ^nd, i 8c; 1 , appointc-d .Mr. j. 
I.. Shearer to the vacanc) , since uhic li 
time to date there have beeti no lurthei 
changes. Of the great wcirk done b\ 
the commission. Chairman l,lo)d saxs; 
'•'I'he duties of the I'latting (Com- 
mission have been arduous and often 
|jer])lcxing. 'I'he)- found the territcir\ 
embraced in the newl\- incorp-orated 
village to be ccimposed of farm lantls. 
isolatetl dwellings and subdivisions in 
terspersed. No endea\or had been 
made by land dealers to serve the public 
at large. lOach i)roperty owner dis- 
l)osing of land had planned to get the 
greatest possible return from his acreage 
regardless of the adjacent territory. 
.Streets had been wantonl)- blocked 
by houses or town lots, or ciu'ved to 
follow insignificant natmal ra\ines or 
angled to turn field corners to suit the 
will of the interested owners. In some 
cases long narrow sirijis of ground were pin|iosely left 
between subdivisions to [irevent communication, while in 



others the 
blocked by 
ity,' irrepar 
an object 1 




P MOESSINGER. 



mystery, 
chief was 



■.treets laid oiu by one |)arty had been artfully 
another. These •monuments to man's cupid- 

dile in many cases, remain yet in many places 

esscm staring in the face of a growing people. 
Norwood, w ith her crazy (piilt topogra- 
h\', speaks \olumes tmanswerable 
in fa\c)r of a comity jilatting commis- 
sion with sweeping power that shall 
protect the generations that are to 
follow against the selllshness of those 
who ha\e no higher duty to the land 
;he\ li\e in than to make the most 
mone\ out of their evanescent heirloom 
or sjieculative possessions. The Plat- 
ting Commission of Norwood has 
attempted with only moderate success 
to establish order out of this chaotic 
c cmdition. The \arious sections ha\ e 
lieeii united in the best manner possi- 
ble under the circmnstances, but still 
imsatisfactorily. .\ few streets ha\e 
been widened, others straightened, a 
few \acated and many new streets 
platted. Coimcil heartily entered into 
the work and numbers c:)f condemna- 
tions of property for street purposes to 
enefit the cornmunity have followed. 
s innocent purchasers of lots have unavoidably 

er<. the original owners lia\ ing reaped their 
— har\est and relieved themselves of the 
obligation. The village has also 
suffered from this selfishness of siiecu- 
lators and inheritors of farm lands, and 
the lax payers of Norwood are collec- 
ti\elv pa_\ing t'or i)roperty th.it shotild 
ha\e been donatetl for street pur- 



■•Well, I'oni, how are n'ou getting 
iig at school?" asked Prof, J. U. 
i\cl one e\ening of his young hope- 
. I'he fac e of the ycnithful botanist 
uded u|) and he grumbled: "I'd 
jirettv well if it wasn't for music. 
Thev ask a fellow such foolish cpies- 
tions. " 

"What are they?" iiicpiired his 
father." 

"Why to-da\- they wanted to know 
how many turnijis there were in a 
-J bushel! " was the astonishing informa- 
tion gi\en. It took time to solve the 
I'he unusual ([uery which had caused the mis- 
"IIow many beats are there in a measure?" 



THE BOARD OF IMPROVEMENTS. 




1I;N ihislHuly 
< ast ils olii 

, fe'l ilu- 14th (,r 

h \|'ril, I Sijo, 

iIk' (l;itc t>\ lis 

lirsl inrcliliL;, 

\ I \ leu prcscntiiMc 

tU( Is w rrv si l; li I ril . 

1 ^ )y' <■>-< UL I lli|.|ilr w cri- 
lliL niLiiil L Is \\ lid a I I cil 
uilli iliL iiiiNii 1 ut Ml llill'"- ii'si,^;nL-il ami 
William \\'iiHlli()i-sl was rhdSL-n to fill the \a<an(\. 
ilu- niilts 111" iin|irii\ t'd strcL-ts ami the loL;islatii)ii 
lur tliL- iiian\ iiKirc that are tn lolluw is the (ucr 
whfliniiiL; eviilentc that iiia\ he (ilTrrcd tn |iro\c 
the uraml works this little hoard endorsed. lioth 
^entlenieii are as well and fa\(iralil\- known in ('iii- 
einnati as they are l>y their neighlKjrs. Mr. Meadir 
is the Fourth street ticket hroker, and ,Mr. Windhorst, 
the dr\' goods men hant, a member of the Main street 
linn of Hohnstcdt & ^\■indhorst. 

Charles A, EwingJ succeeded 
.\lr. Hoslirook as village engineer, in 
May, 1891, and he held that ]josition 
until June, 1S92, when it was deemed 
advisable to secure a resident engi- 
neer, and James M. Harper was in- 
stalled and is still serving in that 
capacity. During Mr. Ewing's term 
the character of street im|iro\ enients 
were c hanged from primitive form to 
those more befitting a mimic ipalit\-. 
and b\- the end of the season. $i.'^5.- 
000 wiirth of inipro\emenls had been 
made under his super\ision. Some 
idea of the uonderfiil strides Nor- 
wood has made in the c ause of good 
streets and good sidewalks ma\ be 
gained from figures whii h embrai ed 
the ((im])leted impro\ements up to 
March 15, 1.S94. l'',ngineer Fbirper 
re]jorted that at that time 131",, miles 
of streets had been macadami/ed at a 
cost of $335,100.46. the average per 

foot being $2.83.26. Park and b'loral williai 

a\enues are the only asphalt streets in the \ illage, and lluw 
cost $62,259.59 to build a stretch of 1 j';;; miles, the 



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a\erage being $7..S7.,S 
a fool. Uric k slieets 
are not common and 
only |-',| of a mile h.is 
been imprcA ed in dial 
manner. .11 a c osi of 
$6.28.7.36. or an aver- 
age of $5.61.43 a fool. 
( )f c emeiit walks dure 
are 18 j';, miles laid al 
a cash cost of $c;;,- 
281.59. The a\erage 
expense to properu 
owners was $0.49.30. 
or a lew mills less than 
half a dollar a h,ot. 

At the time lliis 

report was made the- 

imjirox eineiits ol Icir 

est, Harris, I'^lin and 

Hudson a\enues were 

under waw With the 

iimplelioii of die former ihorounhlare came the solution 

i a ]irobUaii thai proxcd a pii//liiig one for se\'eral wars. 

'orest a\eiiiie is now the connecting link between South 

and Ivist Norwc:)od. The rax'ines 

that dixided these chxisioiis of tia'- 

ri|or\ lia\e been tilled up. ;Mid oiu- 

<«f the most iiii]iortant of all the 

great public works in the life of 

the \oiing \illage successfiilh- ac 

complished b\' ]iluck, eiiergx' and 

pcisc\ oraiic e. .\t the same time 

the water works jubilee takes plac e 

it is lining for I'iast Norwood to 

c l.iim her \oiinger sister for a bride. 

\ll is read\- for the- weddiiiL;. 



C MEADER 



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OROANIZEI) LABOR. 



flrgaiii/ed labor has strong foe t- 

hoM in the village. One of the best 

iiisiilulions of the kind in the land 

is l.oc.il I'nion. No. 705. of ihe 

( '.irpc-nlers and buners of .\nn ric a. 

I There are sexeiity members in good 

standing and their oftic ers are : 

I'resideiil. C. P. Mc Cohini : \'ic e 

°"°"^'^ President, J. I'. Mount; Recording 

Sec ietar\ V.. I'lc kard : linanci.il Secretary .\. 1'.. HeM ; 

( 'ondiictor. Win. Kohler. and Warden. 1. (.i. Reese. 



THE WATER W0RK5 PLANT. 



Al- riCR nionihs of agita- 
tion the ])eoi)le of 
Norwood were called 
upon on November iS. 
1892. to •vote upon the ipies 
lion of building a water 
works, and those in favor of 
the enterprise carried the day 
by the decisive figures of 
491 for and 136 against. The 
failure of ballots to arri\e at 
the Ivanhoe precim t was re 
sponsible for the loss of at 
least one hundred Notes. The 
issue of $50,000 worth of 
bonds was indorsed, but tin- 
work was of such a character 
that another api)ropriation of 
the same amount was asked 
for and granted by the peo- 
]>le. Mayor McNeill ap- 
])ointed as water works trus- 
tees ])r. Alfred .Springer, 
C.eorge Puchta anil Henry 
Rikhoff, and under their di- 
rection has theenteri)rise been 
carried out. The nominees 
of the mayor were confirmed by comicil and afterwart 
elected unanimously by the suffrages of their fellow towns 




LFRED SPRINGER 



VIOUND AVENUES. 



men. .Mr. Rikhoff 
the long term at the 




M BAKER. STEWART PARK. 



term e.\piring. he was re-elected to 
\pril election in 1894. At a time 
when panic threatened the 
land Norwood went boldly 
aliead. and during the darkest 
days of 1S93. hundreds ot 
men were at work on the 
water works contracts at the 
building, laying the mains, 
and at the foundry, where 
the steel plates for the tower 
were welded into shape. A 
test well was sunk to bed 
rock, fifty feet below the 
low water mark of the Ohio 
river at Cincinnati, dis- 
tant on an air line three 
miles. J'he result proving 
satisfactory, the trustees felt 
justified in acquiring the pro- 
])erty on Harris avenue, at 
ilie jimction of the B. & O. 
S \V. and C. I.. & N. rail- 
roads, and erecting the plant 
on that site. Six wells were 
drilled there. The first one, 
experimental, is six inches 
in diameter ; the other five 
are ei^ht inches each. The 



wells Idvni 3 rectangle, the 
longer sides of whirh are in 
the <live(tion of north to 
south, the six-iiK h well being 
in the southeastern angle. 
The wells are all twenty feel 
apart. The strata passed 
througli, while sinking the 
si\ wells, did not i hange in 
I harai ter niueh as (cinip.ued 
to each other, showing that 
the strata remained alike 
\\ithin the 800 sciuare feet, 
w hirem the wells are located, 
following Is a sMiopsis of the 
strata : \ ellow 1 lay, j;j feet ; 
blue cla\-, ;,;, feel 5 ini lies ; 
occasionalh" striking dolomiiii 
hinesloiie; \ er\ hue sand, ^i 
feel 7 inc lies. .\t the depth 
(pf 1 ;(i teet from snrt'at e a 4 
foot la\er of coarse sand or 
fine gra\elwas iiiened ; then 
( ame another stratum of fine 

sand to 2,:;o feet. The sand - - 

then siiclclenl\- liecame coarser 
until at J,^j; feet larger pieces 

of gra\el weie eiic ciuniered. Rock hottoni was slnic k in 
first well (east) at 237 feel S inc lies; second (west), ^^^3 
I'eel 10 inches; third (east), 236 feet .^ inches; fourlli 
(west), 2;,6 teet 4 inches; fifth (east), j^4 t'eel, and sixth 
(west), j;,2 feet. This shows ih.il the trend of the forma 
Hon is slightly south. The water rose to 1)3 feel from the 




FOREST AVEKUES. 



lii-i arhoiMle of lime and magnesia, also siilphales thereof 
;iinoiiiUmg to 25',, of the solids. Traces of lii c ;irlionale 
of iron ,ire prescail. No ;illiiiminoid ;iiiirnoiiia nor nilrales 
nor nilnles w erc' loiind. 

The plans for ihe eiiluc' s\slem were prepared by 
(disUiN House :iren, whose ideas, carried out, h.ne gi\en 
surface. ( )ne litre of waler cciiuaiiis o. jlWi gr.iius solids or Norwood ,1 pi.iut excelled b\ no olher town in the Slate ol 

about one part in ;,76o. The solids cciisist princ ipalb of ( thio, or elsewhere. .Mr. House ;ireii ,ic led as ciuisiilling 

engineer, and j. .\l. Harper, 
;is superxising engineer of :ill 
the work. 

I'lie pumping sl;ition is 
,in e\c';ible slructure :incl is 
biiill of Norwood pressed 
brick, with treeslone irim- 
inings .ind slate roof The en- 
gine roc)m,28.\53 feet,cont;iins 
the c isiern, centrally loc ated 
belwi'eii ihe wells ;ind die Iwo 
|iumping engines. I'lie boiler 
room, 2,S \ 35 feel, affords 
ample sp;ice for the loc alion 
of .1 \ise, bene h and mac hine 
lools sufficient for orclin;ir\' 
rep.iirs. The lloor of the 
licaise is of concrete, wilh ;i 
h.ird finish of I'orlhind c e- 
menl, ;iiicl sliinds 1 cj i -'^^ leet 
abo\e low water mark in tlie 
( )hio ii\ er. The smoke slac k, 
bmll of pressed brie k, is ; feet 
(1 inc lies inside cli;inuier and 
74 feel 6 iiiehei high above 
the tleii.ir of the engine house, 

THE OLD DURRELL HOMESTEAD. NOW THE RESIDENCE OF DR. C. W. TIDOALL. 




'I'lic fiircc main fnmi llir 

]ilini|is Id llu- rrsciMiir cmi- 

nccts with llu- ilisliiiiiilin;,' 

NVsicm ihnnigli a 12 iiu h 

main ni-ar llic t-nijinc liuii^c, 

and llndiiuli an ,S iiu li main 

at the rfM-r\nir. ]]\ llir 

(hisins; anil (i|icninL; (if llir 

|irc)|nT \al\ cs the tow n ran 

1)C snpiilicd in three \va\>. 

l-'irst. In the ilirei I |>rc>Mne 

tViim the |iiim|is. the re>ei\ iiir 

( iMiiK-i iKHi heing ( lii>eil ; mm 

"iiil. li\ tlie resei\ iiir alone. 

the fofre main lieini; (loNeil 

either at the font of the lull 

(ir at the reser\()ir ; ihiiil, li\ 

tiie reserxoir anil |inm|is 

toi^'ether. all \al\es heinu 

(ipened. The distnlmtinu s\ s 

tem h,i> been arranged on 

the niidlron plan, water llnw 

inL; to all points from luo di 

rertioiis, w liirh msmes a goiid 

supply to tin- the hydrants 

and a\oids 1 iittiiiL; olT the 

siijiph' for more than one 

hloek at a tiini' for repair-. 'The hollers and pnmpinn 

plant were mamilai tnred and put in liy the I.aidlaw 

Dunn-dordiin Co.. ol' Ciniinnati. 'i'he st\le of pimip- 

iiig engine is what is know 11 as the eompound rondeiisiiig. 

duplex ptitiipitig engine, and at a speed of 20 revolittions 

per minute, their aggregate raparity is i.oSi.ooo gallons 

in 24 hours. 'I'he high ]iressiire rylinders are it inches 




ARRY C, HEY. NORWOOD 




WILSON CROSS, NORTHSIDE AVENUE. 



in diameter; the low pressure i\linders, 1 8 ' J inches in 
diameter; the water cjlinders. 10 '^ inches in diameter, 
and all of them 12 inch stroke. It is fitted with 10 
inrh sill tioii ;ind _; inch i.lischarge o]ienings, and is rated 
as a high grade pumping engine. The steam cylinders 
are lagged with asbestos and Ritssia iron with brass l)ands 
to pre\ent comlensatioii of steam. It is fitted with an 

aittomatic ]iressure regnlat- 

ing governor to control the 
speed of the ]nmi]) in ac- 
cordance with the pressure 
on the mains, and which 
stops the ])unip absolutelx 
shoitldall the valves on the 
water tnain be closed. 
This prexents iitidiie ]ires 
sm'e ;mil bre;ikagc. The 
water end is fitted with 
an automatic pressure re- 
lief \alve also to pre- 
\ e n t undue |)ressitre. 
The lamiping engine h;is 
all the necessar\' re\oliitioii 
counters. 1 ombin;it ion 
pressure gauges, showing 
foot of w.iter column and 
pomids of pressure on the 
ptimping engine, and is 
fitted throughout in a first 
class manner. Connected 
with this, to gi\e greater 
eiononiw is the Hill sur- 
tace I oiidenser with dn- 



^ 'i fe 



|ilc\ air |)iini|i, into whirli tlic 
(■\li:iiisl (if the engine passes, 
and throuLjIi lirass tulies in 
wliii h the discharge water 
IVoni the main passes and c mi- 
densesall the steam used hami 
the |ium|iinLi enL;"ine. the air 
(ir \ ac uiim pimiii heiiig used 
li take lliis I undensatiiin. 
|rim|i It mtii the heaters, and 
als(j t(i create a \ai unm ni 
the steam (■\lindcrs iif tlie 
liinnpnij; ent;me. 

I'here are also four ver- 
111 al |junipin_n" engines on the 
fiur de(.p weils, the si/es of 
the engmes being lo im h 
sleani ( \hiiders with :,(> ineh 
stroke. ha\nig top brass bal- 
ancing plungers 4-=_,^ im h 
<liameter. These i \huders 
operate the working pinn]i 
r\linders. which are pku ed 
dow u in the well about :• J5 
iVet bel( w the engine rooni L 
lloor. I' ese deep well pump 
iug c-ngines draw the water 
from the deep wells and pump U mto a ^ steeljjcislern 




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JOHN B HART. FOREST AVEN 



oj' I'eet^j^iu" diameter;'''an(r!f 15" feet "[ high, of ,55,29.) 
gallon ( apacit\'. resting upon the concrete lloor 
of the engine house. From this the large 
|ium|iing engine takes its su]iply and forces 
the water from the mains to the town and reser- 
voir. 20j;o leet distant through 12 inch pipe, 
i'he ste.nn pum|i feeding the boilers is of 
the well known (hiple\ type. It is used for 
t.dsing the hot '.vater from the heater, and 
lor( ing u into the boiler. There is also 
.mother \enical air pump \vhi( h is used for 
priimug the air \ essels of the hirge pump- 
iiig engine with air. There are two boilers 
w hii h are ralt-d .it about 125 horse power 
cMi li. The\- are do inches in diinieter b\- i ,S 
feet long, and ari' known .as hori/cntal sla 
lionar\' reliirn tubular boilers. T'.ack boiler 
has (q lap welded lubes, 4 iiK h diameter. Tin' 
boilers li.i\ e been ihoroiighly inspected b\ the 
iilsiir.iiue ( oinpauies. and are insured lor 
.$500 each fir one \ear. 'The\ are trimmed 
w ith all the latest .ippliaiK I's. sue h ,ls gauges, 
pop \.ll\e^. w.iter columns, and siu h like, to 
insure iheir s,ifel\. T'.ac h boiler is guaranteecl 
Ici be cf siilfciellt capaiit\ to siipph" the si\ 
deep well pumps, anci one c ompomid en 
,L;iiie wcirkiiig together, with ,1 consumption 
of coal of each gu.iranleed not to exceed z,(,l> 
pounds per hour. 'The he.Uer ,incl |juiilier is 
of the latest design, and is used for the double 
purpose of heating the waica' and purif\aiig it 
I eloie u is pumped into the boiler. All the 
]iipe work and wibe^ are cit the best make. 



I''\cr\thini; has licen done 
to insure ;t first-class |)lant. 
'J'lic setting of the l)()ilers is 
n[ the latest design. l<i in- 
sure eidnomx' and prexeiit 
smoke. 

( )n thehrow nl'Ivist Nor- 
Wd'id Heights rests the water 
tin\er, i oo t'eet in height. .\ 
stair\va\ from forest a\euue 
makes it e isil\" ar( e>silile from 
!■; 1st Noruiiod. and llie c ar- 
ria^e dri\e out .M(Ulli;i)mer\- 
and Mound a\eiuies is a 
|ileas.int one. 'I'he great s'ecl 
striK ture was |)Ut up li\' the 
Sta( ev .NhiiViitai turing Co. 
The foundation or sulistruc- 
ture U|)on \\ hii h I he u aler 
lower was linilt. rests n|ion 
ihe natural hea\\ \ello\\ 
c l.iy and at a depth of 
ele\en and one-half feet he- 
neath the natural surfa( e, 
ro( k was found in alternating 
strata of from three to siv 

iiK lies in thirkness. The hottom of the water tf)W"er rests 
upoiia concrete foundation li\e feet ihn k.iomposed of four 
parts s( reeiied broken stone, two p.irls of sand, and one 
part of cement useil |jroinptl\" after mixing, and |iiil down 
111 lour inch la\ers and tlioroui;lil\ rammed with wooden 
r.immers. The surfa( e of each la\ia' was well sprinkkal 
with wa'er before the ne\l oiie\\.is laid. The ( opuin ii| ion 
\\hi(h Ihe outer perimeter of the tank rests i oiisists of 
K'-dford (Indiana) stone, eai h block being two feet wile. 





LOUIS T RE31SS0, STATION AVENUE 

twc Uet thic k. and four feet long, laid and bedded in ce- 
ment. Ihe upper surfac e of the coping was a< c iiratel)' 
dressed to lit the cylindrical slope of the waler lower. 'I'he 
brie k work m the \al\e chambers was laid in cement mor- 
tar. No broken brick were used, onl\ where it was 
nee essar\ Icj effect a closure. The steel plates used in the 
c oustrnc lion ot the tower were maile bv the Corliin 
Steel ( 'oiiipanv of I'ittsburg. I'a., and are of 6,000 pounds 
tensile sirengih. tough, due tihle, uniform in cpiality, antl 
incaiiahle of tem])ering. 'I'he 
material was subjected to the 
most rigid and exacting in- 
spei tion and tests, and in all 
instances conformed to the 
\er\- siric I recpiirements of 
the spec ihe ations. The trace 
of phosphorus disc-o\ered in 
the metal did not exceed 
I ,■;„ of one per < eiit. The 
elongation of the eight inch 
test |iiec es was in no instance 
less than lwenl\' li\e percent. 
Pieces were bent cold and 
doubled Hat on thenisehes 
withoul exhibiting a sign of 
Irac lure on the c imvex side. 
I'ests were made bv bringing 
the steel lo a uniform bright 
c herr\ red heat, then cooled 
in water, and benchiig around 
a circle of a diameter ecpial 
to I '_. limes the thicknes.s of 
lest pieces without showing 
fracture. The liultom ]ilates 
->; inch thick, laid with biilt 



A 




HU WATER TOWER. 



|iiilll> ,111(1 1 1)1MR'( ted Id.m-tlKT 

w ilh • I Mil li ri\ cts jnd joined 
111 the I'lrst nr lower i oiirse of 
side |il,iles u ith (i \ (i \ > s imli 
ailiiles. I'iiis liottoin course 
rests upon .1 lied two inches 
thick ol' a drv mixture of two 
|iarts ot' sand and one of 
I'ortland c eineiit. e \ e n I y 
spread o\er the concrete 
roiindalion. 'I'he liottom of 
ihe water lower is firmly se- 
cured to the stone co|iinL; h\' 
3^ anc hor liolts Ts inc h thic k 
li\ 12 inches long passing 
into the ciiping. The first or 
lowest course of side jilates is 
■ n inc h thic k ; second course 
is I j: inch; third course, ,'^ 
inch; fourth course, 5,-; inch. 
These four courses are liiitt 
joinied and secured li\' liutt 
plates ly^K inches wide aiul 
of the same thickness as the '^. 
plates in the (orres|ionding 
course, and all are triple re- 
eled with ri\ ets one inc li in 

cliaiueter. The lifth course is ^[^ inc h thic k ; sixth course, 
'j inch; se\enth course. ^\^ inch; eighth course. < ;-; inch, 
'i'he ninth, tenth. ele\euth and twelfth courses .ue ^'\. inch 
thii k. All of the plates are liutt jointed and secured liy 
luill jilates, doulile ri\eted. Around the up|ier edge of 
the top course are placed two rings of .^x:;x.';-; inch 
;ingles, one on the inside and one outside of the plates, 
all sec urel\- ri\'etecl together, thus lornnng with the ;ini;le 




JOHN C MASKER 



lUcl channel of the roof coiniie o\ er the 
ing c.ilciilatecl to resist the wind pre; 




i\ a trussed 
on the roof 
and on the side of the' tower for a depth of three feel. 

The water tower is surincmnted with a rool', framed 
with channel and trussed r;illers th;it ;ire rigidly connected 
with two tiers of hori/onl:il struts, and a forged ring at 
the top and liolted to the ll;inge angles at sides of the 
tower. This tV;inie is co\ered with steel plates ' ;; inch 

thick — the whole forming ;i 

true cone. -A sulistantial or- 
namental stairway, three feet 
wide, enciriling the tower, 
IS ;ittac hed to wrought iron 
lir;iikets, securely liolted to 
the sides leading to ;ig;iller\ or 
promenade around the lower, 
]ilaced eight feet lielow its 1 yh 
indric al to|>. The tow er is liiiilt 
with a fa (tor of s;ifety of lour 
for the Indrostatic pressure 
;incl ;i factor cif three, lor ;i 
wind |iressure cif 250 |ioiin(ls 
per si|uare foot. Me:isure- 
luents ;i( ( iirateh iiKide ;ifler 
the tower was ( onipleled 
show e (1 it to lie ex;i( tly 
lort\' feet inside di.inieter ;it 
lioth liottom and top. .\ 
pliiinl) suspended from the 
(enter of the roof s\stem to 
liottom of tower \;iried ^\. 
of an inch from the exact 



CHARLES JEFFRE, 



Lcntt-r. 'I'hc Ijody of the strui - 
lure is painted a stone, the rcmf 
a moss, and the stairwa\- .1 
slate color. Its dimensions ami 
color render it a very conspicu 
ous object for miles in every 
direction. The bottom or floor 
line of the tower is 2)1^tu% ^'^'^^ 
above low water in the Ohin 
river, and is 186^^% feet above 
the bottom of the small tank in 
the innnping house, giving a static 
pressure of 81 pounds per scpiare 
inch on the flow level of the 
engine house, and a pressure ut 
105 pounds per stiuare inch from 
the overflow line, 56 feet and S 
inches above the bottom. The 
cajjacitv of the tower to the 
overflow line is 532,666 gal- 
lons which affords four days' 
supply for a ])opulation of 5,000 
at the rate of 25 gallons per 
head, or a suppl\- for eight oik 
and one-(iuarter iiu h fire 110/ 
zles working simultaneously lor 
five hours. 

The builders of the piniiping 




station were W. 11. 




-^*&»" — i 




^•art's Sons. llcbert and l,ape\re were the contractors 
who laid all the mains, using the output of 

^i the .Vddyston I'ipe Works. The Bourbon 
lirass and Copper \\'ork> furnished all the lire 
plugs and brass \al\es. 

It was Dr. Springer who was the earliest 
ad\o(;ate of the steel tower. That was a pet 
project of his. Others made pleas tor the 

I direi t pressure s)steni. but the dortor'^ argu- 
ments |irevailed. and he and his \ iews were in- 

I (lor>ed when he was named for the long term 
and afterward < hoseii 1 hairman of the water 
works board by his associates in that boch . 

'1 .\roiinil the tower a driveway has been made. 

I The tract upon whic h the tower is built, with 
the Indian mound, is destined to be one of tin- 
most |io[)ular little ]iarks in the \illage — the 
mecca for all sight-seers who are searching tor 

i the point of vantage from whic h is al'forded the 
grandest \iews in the i oumy. The mound, 
a relic of redskins, long since calleil b\' the 
(Ireat bather to the Happy flunting (b-otinds.is 
belli in trust for generations to come. The 
L;reat knoll is 1 rested with t'oresl trees, and 
guardians, under the terms of the dedica- 
>ii. are pledged to make no e.\cavations save 
loi the pl.inting of trees and shrul)l)er}-. Thai 
nil mud crowned the heights for ages; now it 
iiiodesllv lies in the shadow of the modern giant 
of steel. No more romantic sjjot for the lo- 
• ilion of the tower could have been Ibiiiid in 
,11 about Norwood. 



THE TOWN HALL. MONTGOMERY COULEVARD 



THE MONTGOMERY BOULEVARD. 



Tlll^kl'. 1^ sinnrh ;i man within tliL- 
c()nliiu-> "I" tlu- liiirciULih wlm has iKil 
( (iiisliUitfd hinist'h' a tiiciiibcr (if the 
•■WV'llari' ( 'iiininitlcc. ■ l'',\fr\ hods- 
is lo|- Niirw(iii(h hilt in \ci\emher. '9;;. 
(iHiiKih li\ rcsdhitiiiii, iii\cstfil cle\"cii 1 iti- 
/cns with thai oltii iai title. l'",. W. Jcul-H. 
was < h(.isfn I hairniaii h\ his ass(» iatfs, A, 
II. I'a|ic. M.C. Meadcr. J. .M. llKimsscn. 
.\iliert \Wv^vv. W. l',. W u h-ar. John W . 
Halh C. J. Knn|.rr. J. T. l.l(i\d and 
Charle. l-',. I'nor. .\Li\()r .\h Ncill uas also 
iiKKJc a iiit'iiihi.r (_'\ iitiii io. antl W. S. (iwsiin 
w.is pressed iiit" harness .is se( retar\'. No 
s|ieiilic (hities ha\(.' been oiithneil for the 
\\ eU'are ( ■oininiltee, hul am |iroie<t th it 
argues well for Norw(H,.rs -ooil will faie 
well at Its hands. 'There was nnii h u|oi( 
111^ when the Se\enlieth (ieneral .\ssenilil\ 
|i,issed the original hill for the MoiitL^onierx 
Hoiile\ .iril, under the |iro\isions of whicli 
J. I . l,lo\d and Alherl M,('iilloii-h were 
a|i|i(iinled .is trustees to sii]ier\ise the 
im|iro\ (.aiient. I .eL;al ohstai les w ere throw n 




ALBERT McCULLOUGH- 



Senalor Rani|i ,ind it passed 
both houses — not, howe\e|-, 
hefore (he Hamilton ( 'ounl\ 
delegation hail I n-en I lUinpei I. 
ihumped and dumped o\ er 
the r.iad destined to he a 
lioule\ard eiL;hly feet wide, 
w hii h w ,ts a (omproinise he 
Iw een the ad\ oc ates of a 1 00 
hiot and a 70 foot road, 
hrom W.ilnul Hills to the 
1:. \- (). S. W. hrid-e the 
iiupro\ enieiil is to he lalher 
111 11 k or asphalt, as the ( 'oiint\ 
( oinniissioiieis sele( I, ,ind 
from that point to Mound 
a\enue the loadw.n uill he 
maeadam. A •■( 'ominillee 
on I'lish" was appointed diir- 
1111; the week the lull hei aiiie 
a law. and to Henrv fehl 
man, W. W. Russell, Col. 
W. K. ]-!und\. Dr. W . H. 
Hopkins. Hair\ i). ('Ienea\. 



in the wa\ ,ind w hen the Supreme Court dei hired the lull Ired .Mehniert. I'.eniainin franklin .Smith .ind l'ah\ard 

nm onstitiilion.il the missionaries in the lause ot .1 good Mills was entrusted the work prehminar\ to the luiildinL; 

ro.id sinipl\ ni,iii,i;iiraled .inothta" 1 rus.ide. The Welfare of the finest thoroiij^hf.ire in the State of ( )hio. 

('ommittee nursed the- new lull which w.is hilhered li\ 




ONLY A POSTAL NOTE. 



W hen Norwood W.IS. hoseii 
.Is the name ol the new horn 
xillaye I'm le Sam got out his 
pen and sc rate lied Sh.irpsluirg 

off his list of post offices 111 

( )hio. ( 'ongressin.in Hellann 
Storer interested himself m 
heh.df ofa free postal cleli\er\ 
lor his c onstitueiits in this pari 
of tin- hirst I )istric t. .md he 
sill c eeded. Three c arriers, 
one inoiinted .iiicl two .ifool. 
111. ike one ileli\er\ .md l«o 
1 ollei tions c'\er\ cl.i\ . There 
.ire tw CI st.ilions w itlim the c 01- 
por.ile limits ol' the horough. 
«l^,-*^:^£4 i£^ I. 1.. \ ine isthec lerk mc harge 
.It Norwood Station .mil I ,eo 
1 Iressel holds the same rank .it 
the Idlewild Sl.ilion. Monev 
•^iStS?.-'- orders, an he ohtainedateither 

ofhi e .iiicl lioth are spec ial 
\ deli\er\ st.itiiilis. 



EDWARD MILLS, MONTGOMERY BOULEVARD. 



THE SEWERAGE DISTRICTS. 



.,^» 



THK natural drainage of 
Norwood was fairly 
good, hut the (juestion 
of sewerage — such an 
im|ic)rtant adjunct to health — 
uas entrustetl to a comniis 
sion in June. 1890. The 
prohleni before them was 
no easy one. hut the \illage 
has been divided into four 
districts, the fust of which, 
in East Norwood, was com 
pleted in the fall of i.Syj, at 
a cost of a little over $20,000, 
and of that asses.sment more 
than $5,000 was paid in cash. 
P'dsmere comprises one of the 
other districts, South Nor- 
wood a third, and Central 
and West Norwood the fourth. 
A. II. Singer is the onl\' 
member of the original com 
mission who is not now on 
the board. He was suc- 
ceeded, after his short term, 
by Peter Bettinger, who is 
chairman. The others are 

Edward Mills, N. Ashley Lloyd, J. M. Harjierand I,. Holies 
who fills the post of secretary. The commission ha 
labored earnestly and unos- 
tentatiously, and their work, of 
vital interest to the whole com- 
munity, has been well done. 
The system of sewerage is 
one that has been^' tried and 
not found wanting. The dry or 
separating system which was 
adopted is in successful opera- 
tion in several eastern cities. 
Automatic flushing basins are 
located at the mouth of each 
lateral sewer, and under those 
conditions it will be imjjossi- 
ble to choke up subterranean 
drainage. 'J'he jjlan of C'has. 
A.Ewing was the one indorsed 
and under his administration, 
the great work now in i)rog- 
ress was outlined. 

THE FOES OF DISEASE. 

■'I've got to go to Co DR C W. TIDBALL 

lumbus," declared Dr. C. W. 

I'ldbill. diirlnt; the Columbian year, as his eyes rested on 





ASHLEY LLOYD. HARRIS AVENUE 

a (all for a con\entiou of the health officers of the 
State. •■Columbus!" observed his young son, Leon- 
ard, with an em])hasis which echoed min- 
gled doubt and wonder. "How can \ou 
;.;o to Columbus? He's been dead a thous- 
and \ears '. " 

'I'he health of Norwood is a matter 
of concern to all its inhabitants. Since 
the establishment of the Hoard of Health, 
with ils ironclad regulations, which are 
enforced without fear or fax'or. infectious 
diseases have not run riot through the 
Milage. Dr. Ticlball has lilletl the post 
"I health officer e\er since the creation 
of the board. His report tor the _\ear 
cil' i.Sc;; showed lift)' eight deaths — a rate 
less than twehe in one thousand. W. 
1'.. /.oiler and C. E. I'age are the only 
c\members of the board, which now con- 
sists of Mayor .McNeill, ex-officio; W. M. 
langdon, chairman; S. S. Kingery, J. A. 
Knappi, \V. A. Stewart, A. .\. Hrown and 
Dr. R. C. Wintermute. 

'I'he board, in all its good works, has 
met with the hearty co-operation of the 
sons of Escidapius who practice in the 
borough. There are now ten resident physicians. 



THE VILLAGE OF CHURCHES. 



LUN(; befoif Xorwoud 
was clij,'nifif(l with 
,1 |ilai'c oil the ma 1 1 
■^ the sc„„l |,c,.i.lc ul 
the (oiiiitiN' ruuiiilalidiit were 
wiint t(i meet on tlie Salihatlt, 
at the (lid school house, and 
there, regardless orcreed,u or- 
shiped the Giver of all things. 
When Henry \\'ard ]!ee( her 
was a yiiimg student at l.ane 
,Seminar\ . he used to walk 
out and join in these ser\ ii es 
ot' ]iraise. With the building 
of the imlihc hall that edili( e 
afforded o]i|iorttmities for the 
formation of embryotie (on 
gregations. To-da)', Norwood 
is ai-tly called ■'d'he Village 
of C'hiinhes." Within its 
boimdaries nine sanctuaries 
are to be fotmil and the 
spires of Norwoml's spiritual 
temples rear their tapered 
heads toward hea\en, monu- 
ments to a higher ci\ili/a- 
tion and e\idences of the 
abounding faith in the (Ireat Ruler of the Lfniver^ 





EDWARD C, POAGE. NORWOOD AVENUE AND MARION STREET 



GEORGE F. DAVIS. JR . WILLIAMS AVENUE, 

Harris Avenue Tl. E. Clnu'h. 

'TTHlKt were just thirteen in the littk' class organi/ed on 
the 31st of .\ugust, 1SS4, by the Rc\. Dr. |). |. 
Starr, presiding elder of the 
East Ciiu inn.iti disli ii t. Rc\ . 
<i- 1.. Tufts, of Pleasant 
Ridge, took pastoral charge, 
and the following January the 
lirst step toward .1 church 
home was taken, when Mrs. I-;. 
WiHilley, John Woolley .lud 
his wife, .Mary .\l. W oollev ; 
jnhn .Vrnold and .Mrs. K. \ . 
.\rnold deeded the lot upon 
which the sanrtii.ii\ now 
stands. ( Iround was broken 
HI August, and on Ma\ _^ 
i.S,S6, the c hun h was ilcdi- 
cated. Re\. }■;. T. Pane w.is 
then p.islor, and since th.il 
time the spiritual welfare of 
the congregation has been 
directed by the Re\ . (k-orge 
K. Johnson, R. ]•;. Olive, 
Thomas J. Harris, Wesley 
H. Reidiam, J. A. Kastoii 
and (icorge V, Morris. 'l"he 
latter is now in charge. 'I'here 
are eight organizations w ithin 










MISSION or THE 0000 SHEPHEBD I tfneaP»>. .' 



the < huri li : llic Suiid.i)- 
Silidiil. MiNsidii.iry Sue icty, 
Ladies' Aid Society, 'Taylor 
Chapter "f the I'",|)\vorth 
League, liiniur League. \\ o- 
man's Home aii<l I'ureigii 
Missionary Societies, and the 
\'. M. M. I. I'roni the orig- 
inal iiuniher the meml)ershi|) 
has inrreased almost tenfold. 
The ]iresent olfieers are ; 
Inistees— S. 1!. Markland, 
W. I-;, /oiler, A. V. llMlli>, 
A. I'. H.igemeyer. W. (i. 
W ilhams. !•■. W. Ri. liter. \\m. 
li.ir, herding. Lis, Neelvand ^ V _' 

11. I'rank Smith. Steward' HjL^^SsS*^' 

S. i;. ALirkiand, W. Iv /,i>l 

ler, A. K. llolhs, .\. 1'. ILige 

nieyer, W. C. Williams, L I'- 

llatterslev, 1 ). (L /oiler. ;s=fc? •.^^^^--i^ 

llenrv lion herding, (George «HWt ^- -r- •.= -■ ' 

Shunianl and ( ', M. Flowers. 

I ). <;. /(iller. Recording Steu'. ij 

ard and 'Lreasurer. 




YONONTE FALLS 



St. Elizabeth Congregation, Catholic. 

'Tpiiis congregation, one of the }c)iingest in the diocese c]| 
Cincinnati, has show n a most reiiiarkahle growth. Its 
lieginning may lie d.ited to i.S,S4, when, on the 3 1 si of 
.\ugiist, a mimlier of Catholics met at the home of j. S. 
Ilokenkoetter, and there founded St. Joseph's Catholic 
Men's Society of Norwood. Messrs. Mills and Kline do- 




E. W. JEV/ELL, JEFFERSON AVENUE, 



n.ited Slime lots on Carter .nid .Mills .\\cmic to the Soc ici\ 
for church purposes. ( )n ( )ctolier (1, 1 S,S4. the Sociel\ 
was NIC or|iciratcd. I')\ the collei tion ot dues, sulisc riptiuiis, 
rallies, and cither means, a siifhc lent sum was reali/ed lor 
the liuildmg of the lirst c hiirc h, whic h cont, lined under 
the same roof, schoolrooms .iiicl parson.ige. 'Lhis hiiilcl 
ing w.is dedicated on ( )c toLcr ;,, 1 S.S6. hv the \ Arv Ke\. 
\ ic ar ( iener.il |. ( '. ,\llirlnck. I'll. |)., who. in turn with 
cithers thereafter, c elelirated mass 
on Smickn s oiiK , the c ongreg.i 
lion lieing small in numliers. 
.ind ihc'refore un.ilile to suppoil 
a pastor regiilarl\. 'I'he I'lrsl 
resident pastor was the Rex. |os. 
Stoep|ielmann, who took charge- 
on the -,;cl of Oc toiler. 1S87. 
Sc hool was first opened in I )e. 
< ember of that yv.w. In Ian 
iiar\ t'ollowing. Leather Stoeppel 
in. inn liecame seriously ill, and 
remaining so lor some months. 
Re\. L R. Kayser succeeded 
him as pastor. Ciider liisc Large 
the congregation expiaaenc ed 
gre.il growth. In the fall of 
i.SS.S a large-, room) p.irsonagc 
was erec ticl. In 1 .S90 the old 
c huic h was enlarged, so as to 
accommod.ile the increasecl 
memliership. 'I'he new addition 
was lilessed Ly the .Most Re\ . 
.\r, hhishop W. LI. L'.lder, on 
the r2th of Octolier. In tlie 
lattcr p.irt of iSiji. Rew Kayser, 



27 



owiiij; to r.iilin;; hciltli. went 
to KurDpc. As his successor 
the luescni rector, Re\'. Jos. 

M. (Jiiatmami was ap|ioimcd. 

riic congregation lumi 

iiers now o\ er 225 tainiiies. 

riie sjiieiulid schools are in 
clKirge of eight Sisters ol 
riiarity. 

Societies attaclietl to the 
church inchidc St. Joseph 
Men's. St. I ,co Men's. St. 
Raphael \oiing Men's, .St. 
Kli/alieth Married Ladies, 
Young Men and Hoys' .So- 
dality, Young Ladies and 
("lirls" Sodality. St. Cecilia 
N'oung Ladies' C'lUardian .\n 
gel .Mtar Society, \oiing 
Men's Literary Association, 
and Third Order of Si. 
I'rancis. 

The excelletu choir i> 
directed by J. Meyer. The 
present trustees ol" the con- 
gregation are: Messrs. H. 11. 
Huse, V. J. Schneider, 11. 
RikholT, John Rolscn. 1'. Lamping. Th 
Joseph Espel. 




ilinian and 



riic Ivaiilioc A\cthodists. 

pAki V in 1.SS5, .1 little mission Sunday school was started 

by Rev. ('. \V. Rishell at the Ivanhoe depot, and 

from that orijani/ation i;rcw the Ivanhoe M. I'., ('lunch. 




kKLES W EVANS. JEFFERSON AVENUE. 



C. E. PAGE. CAMERON AVENUE. 

In June of the I'oUowing year the modest little sanctuary, 
(Ml hanhoc avenue, was dedicated, and since that time 
Revs. (i. \\ . Il.unmcll and .\. li. .\ustin have been in 
charge. i'lic Kev, 1>. ('. Washburn is the present pastor. 
Within the church are the \\ oman's Home Missionar\ So- 
ciety-, the Ladies' Circle, the Willing Workers and the 
I'.pworth League. The Trustees are \\'. C. Haker, W. II. 
Buckton, .\. J. Chapi>lc. 
David Davis, John C Evans. 
j C. E. Lindsay, E. W. Jewell. 
C. Iv Trior and Dr. John 
^\'eyer. 'The Stewards arc 
.V. J. Chappie, W. R. Locke. 
.\. C. Roberts, C. W. Hiind 
and Dr. Weyer. The con 
gregation is a growing one 
and they are proud of a 
bright interior. 

The Presbyterian Conijre- 
ijation. 

"TpiiK .May Queen witnessed 
the birth of the Presby- 
terian Church in 1887, but 
before an organization was 
efiected there were meetings 
directed by Rev. J. H. Wal- 
ters, who came down from 
the Ridge. While pursuing 
his studies at Lane Seminarv. 
Rev. Jefl'rey J. Hopkins was 
invited to take the infant 



charge. There were just two 
dozen members in the l^e- 
ginning, and they worshij^ped 
at the Town Hall. Ont year 
later (.May lo 1888,; the 
young pa.stor, who had been 
called to the j^astorate, was 
both ordained to the ministry 
and installed, kev. Henry 
J'reserved .Smith, of Lane, 
who has sin<:e gained national 
renown, was one of those 
who officiated. The congre 
gation increased wonderfully, 
and in February. 1891. they 
moved from the hall into a 
new san<:tuary. on J-'!ora] 
avenue and .Smith roa'l. Jt 
represents an outlay of nearl) 
$10,000. From two doze;, 
tht membership has increa.sec 
to almf,«t two hundred. U'ithi; 
the church are the l.adie- 
r^ircle. I.adies' Missionary .Srj 
ciely. the Young People's .So- 
ciety for Christian F-ndeavor, 

and the Hoys' Brigade — all doing their share ol gocxi 
work. The elders are \'. C. 'Jidball, Dr. N. I. .Scott. 
Hora'c -M. kichardv^jn. kichard FLvans. H. I'. L'jyham. 
and ('. F. .Seaman. .Mr. kichardson is als<j chairman of 
the trustees, while other inernLers of that b<'.>ard arejas. i',. 
Hervey. secretary; Julius FriedeUyrn, treasurer; Henj. F. 
.McLennan. \V. C. liettv. and ken. .Mulford (r. 




T e. £5TEP UCTitfy^^ ^ /EMJE 




The fiaptist Harmon \lemorial. 

'T'tJK work of J>a]/ti-!t * ri';rch in Norw'y><i i^egan «itli 
ev.-ning v.-rvif e^ in the Town Hall in the auturnn of 
i'6-i-;. kev. T. C l'rol/<.-rt was the first pastor, the late 
kev. il F. Harmon, whos*.- death away from home was a 
tragic shock to his people and all who knew him, was the 
second. ir.'I ]'.•:■. '.. <'. <'.'ix, ';alled from ' Jynthiana. Ky.. 
'.-^ Tiov in 'harge. Jn the great 
:ndertaking of providing a horr.e 
for the congregation, Mr, Har 
ruon was h'j zealous that thc- 
' i^iurch was called •■'Ilie Harrnoi, 
.Memorial,'' It is lo<';ated or, 
-herrnan avenue, and is one of 
• le hands'/rnest edifi'ts in ,N'or 
■ o'j'J, T"here are no less thai. 
■• -n stained gbss memorial 
vs, and the 'hur'h rej/re 
;..n outlay cf Si^.^-c-;, The 
.lerni^ersh:: 



•iissjonary r^n idy. ar;o hap 



) noiii-5^1). ' :e5».. wj,o. 

ori .Morgan ano John fi 
are the dire' tors. T'r.- 
s'.; lohr, H — rn-r". ' '' 




^^>%':^r^ 



The Berean Baptists. 

'TpHK licrcan liaplist Cluinh 
was organized in Cin- 
cinnati, June 15, 1873, with 
a membershi]) of thirteen. 
John E. Morris being railed 
to the pastorate. The ])eo|ile 
met at first in Hopkins Hall. 
( iinier l-'ourth and ]'!lm streets, 
and suli>eiiuentl\ in other 
]ila( es in the ( ity. In < )i - 
lober. 1S77, .Mr. .Morns re- 
signed and went to Chicago, 
bill in i<SSo, he was reralled, 
and rem lined with them until 
the fall of iSg^. when he 
ag.iin responded to a ('hie ago 
( .ill. SiiK e that time ser\i( es 
ll.ixe been rondiK teil by the 
members. In the autumn of 
i.Sgo, the rhureh held its 
meetings in Mission Hall, 
Norwood, when in .Ma\. 
1S91, Joseph (;. l.angdon 
generously donated the lot on 
.Smith .i\ enue on w hii h stands 
their edifii e. The ( hur( h now , 

ha\ing a pleasant home, is taking on new life; the mem- 
bership and congregalion steadilv im reasing. The)' ha\e 
a nourishing Suiiday-si hool ol' which Philip .Straus is 
superintendent. The building ( ost .$0,500. The trustees 
are W. M. l.angdon, I'hilip Straus, l.ouis S( hneider, .\l\iii 
l.aiigdiui and I'rani is Wen/. Mr. Wen/ luing also the 
l.iiihler. 





.AriE, CARTER AND HOPKINS AVENUES. 

Mi.ssion of the Good Shepherd. 

Tpiil Missi.Hi of riic Cood Sliepherd of the I'.pisc opal 
( 'hiirc h was orgam/ed June j^. 1.S91, at the resideiK e 
ol (Ico. 11. Iloiite, with a membership of fil'teeii, and ,111 
e\e<iiti\e ( ommittee composed of ( ieo. IL llonle, 
I. S. Icimpkins. (ieo. lailor, II. I.. Harrington and I. K. 
I,indsa\. \'erv socui ilu-re- 
. liter an eligible lot, c ciriier of 
Ashlanclaiul Monroe a\ eiuies. 
u.is sec iired for $1,100, and 
during the following \ear a 
c hurc h building was erec ted 
thereon at a cost of $4,000. 
I'lie first service was held in 
the new building earh 111 
liih', 1 (Sij2. Ser\ ic es had 
been held previous to this 
time at tlie residence of Mrs. 
Trixett. .\ membership of 
fifteen reac bed iiearU si\ times 
that number before the fust 
\ear ended. Siinday-sc he d 
was organi/ed upon the ojien 
ing c]f the c liapel with some 
t« cl\ e or fourteen sc hc;l,iis, 
and there are now o\ er lift) 
on the roll. .\ Wom.iu's 
(iuild was orgam/ed, and li.is 
done, and is still doing. \.il 
ii.ihle service. The young 
ladies of the congregation 
ha\ e organi/ed under the 



name of tlie Daughters of tlie 
(lood Shepherd, and are do- 
ing efficient altar service. A 
striking feature of the service 
is a vested choir of boys, or- 
ganized and well trained hy 
'I'. W. 'I'imberlake. The 
present members of the e\- 
ecutixe committee are T. W. 
Timberlake, ])resident: H. la 
cobs, secretar\-; H. 1.. Har- 
rington, treasurer; H. 1'. Ilath- 
a\\a\\ ( .eo. H. Singer and 
Thomas B. Kstc|i. I<e\'. 
Jobn Haight is now and 
has been since its organiza- 
tion the rector of the mission. 

Zion's Cons,re.?ation. 

'T'liK l-',vange!ical Reform 

/.ion Congregation i- 
(|uite young. Rev. Joseph 
I.. Schat/ prea( hed his fn-st 
sermon at the 'i'own Hall in 
( )c lobcr, I S9 I. ( )n |annar\' 
loth, following, the congrega- 
tion was organized with thirty- 
eight members. (Iroundwas broken on the 4di of July 
for the church, at the corner of Sherman and Walter 
avenues, and it was .dedicated some months later. The 
building cost about $8,000. The societies are the Ladies' 
.\id, tile Sunday-school, the Choral and the Building Aid. 
The trustees include h'red Wulf, Henry Burdorf, (reorge 
.\. Degcn, H. H. I.andw ehr and .\ugust Strum])ler. The 





ROBERT LtoLtE. PROJECTOR OF FLORA 



congregation contemiilates the erection of a ])arsonage. 
The building committee, aided by several of the trustees, 
numbered among its members H. \\". Kahle, I,, Kray- 
cz)czeck, C. Miller, h'. Kleine and the pastor. Being a 
mission the congregation receives from the Board of Home 
Missions of the Reformed Church $500 annually towards 
the support of the pastor. Rev. Mr, Schatz says: "The 

■ . I hurch, standing s(|uarely on 

the Scriptures as the word of 
God, is entirely Christian in 
])rinci]jle, but for that \erv 
reason also pureh' ilemocratic 
(in the sense of po]iular), 
and liberal in rule and jjrac- 
tice. The church practicalh 
rules itself, without any for 
eign interference, abiding 
within the reasonable lunits 
of the constitution. Its 
gates are wide open to all, 
its heart is large and warm 
enough to recei\e and uel 
1 ome all. who, like those of 
old, ha\c their delight in the 
house of (iod, and -hear 
Him gladlv.'" 

St, John's, on the Mill, 

JXIt \»ins Hail witnessed the 

birth of the youngest 

"'Ugregation of them all, and 

>in March 27, 1S92, St. John's 

l-'vangelical ( lerman i'rotest- 



ant Church was plnnned. A 
week later Rev. H. Haefner 
delivered a sermon to a hand- 
ful of the faiUiful. Henry 
Feldman presented the lot on 
which their brick edifice is 
I milt, on tlie Montgomer)- 
pike, half-way up the heights, 
and during the fall of i''^9,^ 
the church was dedicated. 
The structure, with its fur 
nishings, cost ahout $is.ooo- 
,\nti(pie oak and \ellow |)ine 
lilend nil el\' in the finishing. 
The weather -\ane on the 
sexlagoual steeple is 173 tcet 
aliiue ihc llcior. and the >pirc 
of .'^t. |ohn's is proniiuenl 
from almost an\' |)oint in Nor- 
wciod. Rev. J. I'aul Reinhart 
was the first pastor. l\c\ . 
J. 1>. iMhen, the second, was 
called lo the (ierman I'li.tcst- 
anl ( )rphan .\s\lum, in Mt. 
,\uliurn and Rev. H. Tess 
nier is now in c harge. The 
trustees iiK hide John Nie- 

haus, Henry Feldman, Philip A'oelkcr, J<.hn Mess, I'.d 
ward Kink, William Sihueler, Cas|)er (rcisiliel. William 
Schmidt and Ccorge llofnnan. 

A GRAND FINANCIAL EXHIBIT. 

r\ 10 KM' of figures, while not especiallv picturesipie, are 
sometimes what the nuts and raisins are to an eight- 
course dinner. No otlier siihurli in the l.ind can make 




such an exhibit as this series of annual reports which 
"boiled to the \ery marrow," shows how Norwood has 
grown in importance in the short space of five years. 
'I'he first money which Norwood's treasurer ever handled 
was a loan of $250 ad- 
vanced by Edward Mills, 
to lii|uidate certain early 
claims ! 



The Treasurer showed for the year 
ending March 17, IS'.IO: 

Receipts i 4.341.76 

Expenditures 2.6.il.46 




Balance $ 1,6110.30 

Year ending March 21, 1891; 

Receipts $ 20.054.83 

Expenses 25.497.87 

Balance J 556.96 

Including 1890's balance 2,247.20 
Year ending March 21, 1892: 

Receipts J154,401.1',l 

hxpenditnres 140,S4:i.:il 

Balance $ 13,6.'>7.SS 

Year ending March 20, 1.S93: 

Receipts |2:l:!,2t7.r>C 

Expenditures 213,692 I:! 

Balance f l<),rm.n 

Year ending March 20, 1894: 

Receipts [including '93 hal . .$W7,191..SS 

Expenditures 342,620,40 

Balance f 34.571.48 



)ICKS, NORWOOD , 



Is there any other village in 
Ohio that can show an increase 
of over eighty times their total of 
fi\e years? Norwootl is not 
weighed down with an\' o])])res- 
si\c publi( debt. Tlie outstand- 
ing liabilities at the beginning of 
'>^')4 were $159,200, including 
ilic water works, village portion 
of sidewalks, public l)uildingand 
general [jiirposc bonds. In ad- 
dition to these debts there were 
.11394,672.32 worth of 6'/( bonds 
in la'rculation, the princijial and 
uilerest payable from spei iai as- 
sessments on proper!)' impro\ed. 



NORWOOD'S SCHOOLS. 




C/* C^ /\ 1 W kss thin 1 

^i iii>^ { -^' s> OIL Ol \L lis 1^(1 



llie )misl will 

now (l( ( UpU s lIlL 

l)Liic li in tliL I HI 
li 1 t e ( oilll of 
1 1 unilton ( onnl\ 
w Is llii \ oun^ ] L(l I 

_,OpllL HI ( li n^c ot 
iIk Sh n|)sl)ui^ (listiK t 
Mhool. While H.iwanl 
I'L-rris was tearhliiL; there he (le\(.ite(l his s|iare nio- 
nieiits to the sliuU' of the law-, ami he ahaniloned 
Ills In-si l(i\e to eiUer the liar. When named h.ir a 
iuilgeship the old Shariislniri; teaidier reeeixed one 
of the largest niajorilies e\er i;i\en a m.iii in the j 
eoiinlx, and his re-elei tion was e\ en a greater tri- 
umph, juilne h'erris is not the onh' man identil'ied 
with Norwood's earl\' school s\steni who has attained 
distinition. Captain |ose])li II. h'oraker, twic e c ailed 
to the Governorshi]! of Ohio, onee tilled the modest 
liut resi)onsil)le position of sehofil trustee in a district 
that has bee cime one of the Jiroud boasts of Norwood 
— a s\stem as nearly ]>erfeet as it is possible to be. I'rioi' 
to i,S6,S this was a sub-district under the eontrol of the 
township trustees, but on bebrtiary iStli, ot that year, 
under a new eiiac tnient, a c all was issued and signed b\' 




ACEISENFELDER 




Moses F. l!u\ton, Jas. 
.\. MrKee, Wm. H. 
Ferguson, Jas. V,.\ ,ang- 
don. b'hn N. Siebern, 
Wm. .M. I.augdon, Co- 
lumbus Williams and 
Jackson Slane tor an 
election to vote on the 
establishment of a sepa 
rate school district. 'I'en 
clays later the election 
was held, and C'oliun- 
bus Williams, Jackson 
.Slane and John N. Sie- 
bern were ( liosen mem- 
bers of the first inde- 
|)eiulent board of edu- 
cation of what was 
afterwards known as the 
Sharpsburg tlistric t, now 
Norwood speeial sehcjol 
district Nos. 3 and 1 7 
of Columliia and Mill- 
c reek 'I'ownship. The 
census at that time showed si\ty-one families in the distric t, 
with a total population of three hundred and eighteen and 
a tax duplicate of about $350,000. The building then 
was a plain, two-story brie k structure, on the site of the 
present central house. One 
teacher at a salary of $537.50 
]ier year and a music teacher 
who drew $35.10 made up 
"the fac ulty." The following 
year, i.'^/O, an extra teacher 
was employed, but the music 
item was chopped off. I'ntil 
1S84 .Sharpsburg jilodcled 
slowly along and two teachers 
were sufficient. The present 
term of 1S94 sees fifteen 
teac hers emiiloyed in looking 
after the welfiire of Norwood's 
rising generation ! 

It was in i S84 that $7,- 
000 were expended tor a new 
four-room building on the 
pike, but three \e.irs later it 
was again nee essar\ to brane h 
out, and $c),ooo were s]ieiU 
in remodeling the building 
and adding four rooms. 
The district is a large one, 
c-overing three and a half 



ENT AVENUES 




NORWOODS SCHOOLS I lu- Olil ami llu- New. 



square miles of" territory and 
in the fac e of the rapid!}- in- 
creasing population in all di- 
rections, it was deemed wise 
to provide for the jiriinary 
pupils at centers nearer the 
extremely distant portions of 
the district. The Board of 
Education submitted to the 
people the proposition to di- 
vide the district for primary 
])urposes, and establish branch 
schools therein. This was 
approved in Man li, 1891. by 
authoritv to issue $20,000 
wortli of bonds, whi( h was 
afterwards increased to $25,- 
000. The district was divided 
exactly in the middle, good 
lots were secured near the 
irenter of each division, and 
handsome, substantial brick 
buildings erected on each lot. 
The plans were made for four 

room buildings, but onl\' ' ' "^' "^^ " "" ~~"~ " 

two-room, with the halls, were 
erected at that time. The 

total cost of that inijjrovement was I25.016.y1. These 
buildings are now full, and under authority granted April 
17, 1893, the additions of two rooms to each building have 
been made, which, with the necessary inijjrovement to the 
grounds, furniture, heating apparatus, etc., ro>t $10,- 
000. In 1892, the action of the Platting Commission, in 
straightening Elm street, east of Montgomery pike, left a 
strip of 17 feet, south of school house, which was leased 1)\' 




'-^,m^m^,^^\ 



. C. HATTERSLEY 



PERSON AVENUE. 




the board of Education, with privilege ol purchase at 
$2,000. This carries with it the title to school house, 30 
feel wide whi< h lias since been \ai aled, thus adding 37x300 
feet to the ( entral school lot, and making that lot 187 feel 
wide by an average depth of ajjoul 240 feel, and worth, 
uilh the improvements, about $35,000. 'Jhe retiring 
bo.ird included: President .A.C.Strobel, Harold Rylandand 
A. 1'. Hageme\cr. During tlieir term an unfeeling court 
oustc'd W. S. Cadnian and 
(^has. II. Weisenfelder, after 
fnuling that five constituted an 
illegal board. 'I"he people after- 
ward \-oted to increa.se the 
membership to six. A.C. Stro- 
bel retired in Ajiril, 1894, and 
at that election, Harold Ry- 
land, Jno. ]'. Zimmerman, Jr., 
K. R.Edwards, Chas. H. Weis- 
enfelder and A. W . Maurer 
were chosen. Mr. Hagenieyer 
is now])resident, and Mr. Zim- 
merman, treasurer. Prof C. 
M. Flowers has been the prin- 
cipal for se\eral )ears, and the 
corps of teachers include Sal- 
lie (1. James, Jennie B. .Stick- 
iiey. t.'arrie \. Hunt, Isabella 
Kolbe, Julia A. Kolbe, Eli/.a- 
bcth Fairweather, Kate Cul- 
leii, Julia Ryan, Mrs. Lida 
Shaw, Orma Martin, Honora 
lacol), Eleanor Storch, Louise 
Wills and Nellie O. Burnett. 



:1NGERY, FLORAL AVEN 



37 



THE REALM OF HELODY. 



IN a musical way, Nor- 
wood takes rank above 
that attained by many 
cities of greacer ]ire- 
tentions. W'iien the South 
Norwood Musical and ],iter- 
arv Society was in the midst 
of its successful social reign a 
few years ago, no one could 
forsee that semi-occasional in- 
strumental contributions to 
the [jrogrammes prefaced the 
organization of such an insti- 
tution as the Norwood Or- 
chestra. There were just six 
gentlemen who first met in 
October, 1889, and two 
months later they made their 
orchestral debut, (t. W. (iale 
was the chosen leader of the 
musical pilgrims who, during 
the spring of 1891, gave their 
first series of concerts, a fea- 
ture that has since been an 
accepted part of the winter 
life of Norwood's artistic folk. 
At that time the membership 

had been trebled, and a piano was added to the possessions 
of the orchestra. Max Clrau conducted some of the full 




rehear; 
duriiiL; 




F. D. BARKER. PARK AND FORZST AVENUES. 



als in 1891, bul Mr. (iale again wiekled die baloii 
the second successful series of concerts. I'rcif. \\ il 
liam A. Rickel, oiu e one of 
(lilmore's cornet soloists, now 
direi ts the orchestra, filhiii; 
the role of instructor as well. 
The brilliant success of the 
|iast years was repeated dur- 
ing the musical seasons of 1892 
and 1893. Since the inaugu- 
ral of these winter concerts, 
-Miss l.aura W'eiler, Mrs. 
I.ulii S. ilodson. Miss ( leorgia 
•Myers, Miss Mina lietscher, 
KiKvin J. Webber, llerinan 
IJellsledl. \Villiam .\. I, em 
iiKin, .\. !■'. Maish, John Rue- 
ble and T. j. Sulli\an ha\e 
appeared as soloists, for the 
ort:hestra's motto is ••Nor- 
wood deserves the best, " 

(leorge Puchta is presi- 
dent of the orchestra; .A. C. 
Strobel. vice-president; Har- 
old Ryland, secretary, and 
Wallace M, Davis, treasurer. 
Here are the members and 
the instruments they play : isi 



3S 



violins, Cici.irge Piichta, ("has. 

H. Cdi^rcxL' and Ferd. I'.as- 

son ; jnd \iiilins, Harold 1\\ 

land, |i)hn I,. \"inc and ('has. 

Stratc-lni\LT; ^'i()la, A. H. 

l',i|iL'; (A'llu, .\. C. Sti-dhfl ; 

li.iss, I'rank Sc-elia( h ; Idiitr, 

C A. Uatlcislfv; Clarionet, h. 

I 1. S( hniidt ; 1st cornet, 11. 

.\. I'ngli : jnd rornct, J. ( ;. 

i'Aans; iMcnch horns, H. ]■'.. 

Knaiilt and .M. Roof; troin 

lionc, W . M. I )a\is, and drums. 

,\. .\1. nrair. 

The Norwood ( 'lior.d ,So 
1 iet\' is an organi/ation that, 
dnnng its lirief existence, h,is 
|)n>niised well. There ,ne 
now o\er thirt\' \'oi( es en 
rolled. (;. 1'. Kvans is the 
director of the so( iety, and 
the ai c'oniijanists are Miss jo 
se|ihnie 1 'a\ ison, piano, and 
i\liss I'.ertha Kstep, ori;,ni. 

Dr. N. I. Scott is president 
and (leorge H. Sinyer. Sei re- 
tar\ and treasurer. Ipon the 

e\ei uti\ e hoard with Director l-A ails are Thomas II. histep new mnloiinsthe) make a splendid .ippearam e. and t 

an<l II. I,. Harrington. The ( 'horal Soi iet\ co\ers the is no telling hournany liiiddin- <iilni(ires nia\ he in 

Micalheld ,is thoroughh' and artistically as the orchestra ranks ol" these faithful niemhers : John \\ . H.dl, presi 

does the instrumental. and in.iiiager; Iv R. Il.ill. Dallas H.ill, William for 

West Norwood numhers .imong its institutions the 1 ,oius ( 'ordes, Joseph .Meisi h, John ( 'ordes, I^dward ( '■ 

L'ornel and Reed Rind and instriu ted by Henr\ Klein. I'.dwardS. Koss, land Roherlson .ind Claude M uin on. 

the meinliers ha\e long nuide their presence known. In 




CLINTON C. ROBINSON. 



The Field of Sport. 



Rl'.CRCITS to the ranks of the 
cyclists are miiltipK ing rapidK". 
and with the ( ouipletion of the 
lioille\ard. Norwood will lie a great 
magnet for the riders of the steeds of 
steel. The Norwuod W heelnien. 
org.iiii/e<l during Man h. i .'s'^|. with 
\\ . S. (iw\nn, president ; John Doug 
lass, sei retar\ and treasurer; C'lar- 
eiii e I'Aaiis, captain ; Walter .Stewart, 
lieutenant". W. (A Hattersley, John 
Franklin and Robert F,. I'Almcmdson, 
board of governors. There are 
enough ladies who ride the < yi le 
to form a club of their ow-n. if the\- 
so elected. There are jilans afoot 
for a new athletic club and ''vmna- 




- ASHLEY LLOYD 



Norwood's fields are dotted with duinionds. lor 



are imitmi; to al 



the youth of the village (an turn 
out .IS mail) IkiII pla\ers :is ,iny 
other town of its si/e. There are 
several teams among the \oiiiig 
swatters of the pigskin. Norwuod 
had a berth in the old Highland 
League a few years ago, and the 
Norwoods of iSijji, managed by 
■■Ri( ■' Cross, created something of 
a stir in the world of amateur base 
ball plaxers. There is a regiment of 
the genus "fans" in the borough, 
and '-Norwood Da\," a fcsti\al at 
League I'ark in idmpliment to Ash 
le\- Lloyd, the treasurer of the Cin 
1 innati Rase Hall Club — a Norwood 
man — was a no\el e\ ent, in i.'s<j.;, 
that (reated no little comment all 
through the circuit. There is no 
other village in the State that can 
surpass Norwood in its rural |)Osses- 
sions and advantages for out-of-door 
amusements. Its broad, le\el fields 
seekers of ijleasure. 



LODGE ROOM SECRETS. 




^y N masculine 

ijl /J Norwood 
i^ t here is 
Jv^ m a n \- a 
trousered 
,oul who 
["^^ has tiptoed 
home in the 
(lead hour 
(il night, 
1 n d whis- 
L, i)tred in soft- 
1) mellowed, 
explanatory tones, 
'-I've only been to 
lodge." There are mortals in the village 
who have trodden the heated sands of the 
desert in the marches of the Syrian Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine. There are Masons 
who have never ventured beyond the mys- 
teries of the blue lodge and others who have 
not stopped this side 32° in the Scottish 
Rite. You can find Knights Templar, Knights of Pythias, 
Odd Fellows, Grand Army men — in fact, representatives 
of almost every secret order extant, and when it comes 
down to royalty, there are Princes of the Orient in numbers 
sufficient to fill all the spare rooms in \\'indsor Castle. 





HARPER, CROWN STREET. 



if the Queen ever felt lone- 
some and yearned for blue- 
blooded company. Although 
Norwood has no body of 
Free and Accepted Masons, 
she is the bone and .sinew of 
Pleasant Ridge lodge, and 
contributes largely in officer- 
ing that organization. 

The Knights of Pythias 
were first of the secret orders 
togaina foothold in Norwood, 
and August 15, 1888, with 

S twenty-nine charter members, 

'^ Cowan Ladge, No. 304, was 

- " instituted by P. C. Dr. W. G. 

Hier, of Mistletoe Lodge at 
Madisonville. William Leser 
was the father of the lodge 
and first Past Chancellor. 
Those who have "passed 
through the chairs" since that 
w. s. GWYNN. t'™^ ^iid now wear the jewel 

of Master of Work are W. S. 
Cadman, WA). Betty, C. H. Gogreve, Geo. Failor, Henry 
Hoffman, A. S. Hoffman, John P. Zimmerman, Jr., F. E. 
Zimmerman, W. W. Russell and Frank J. McHugh. From 
quarters in the town hall Cowan Lodge soon moved into a 
cozy home of its own. at the corner of Montgomery jjike 
and Harris avenue. Cowan 
is one of the "live" lodges of 
Ohio, and the knights have 
given a series of entertain- 
ments that have been features 
of Norwood's social life. The 
officers are PL P. Smith, C. 
C; Chas. J. McQueety, V. 
('.; John I,. \'ine. Prelate; 
Dr. J. C. Cadwallader, M. of 
A.: K. R. Edwards. I. G.; 
John Butler. (). G.; J. P. Zim- 
merman, Jr., M. of K.-. Chas. 
II. Weisenfelder. M. of F.: E. 
W . Hoffinan, K. of R. and S.: 
W. .-^. ("adman, W. W. Rus- 
sell and J. 1'. Zimmerman, Jr., 
trustees. 

The Royal Arcanum is 
represented i)y Nor wo oil 
Council, No. 1 33 1, whicii 
was instituted January3, 1891, 
by i)e]iut\- Grand Regent 
Edward liuck, assisted by 
1 )eputy Supreme Regent W. 
J._^Loveys. There were just 



two dozen rliartcr mcniiicrs 
who hadlieen rc( ruitcdlarj^cK 
by Winfield S. (;w\iin. That 
gentleman was chosen Reg- 
ent. Tlie Royal Areanimi's 
growth lias l)een slow, hut a 
net gain shows that the < oint- 
( il is nio\"ing in the fight cli- 
rertion. The present officers 
are: Past Regent, Harold 
Rvland ; Regent, William S. 
t'adniaii ; \'iieRe^int I'r 
John j. Winn ; ( )i \Un jdhii 
j. Homer; (aiide, I l«is H 
(lelihart; Chaplain (iloi^l 
W. Stat ey ; \\'arden Joseph 
I.ammers; Sentr\ 1 iiusl 
Dietz ; Secretary \\ mlield [ 'WfiT ', 
S. Gwy'i" : <^'<''lfetoi Lhis 4yl'f^ 
H. Weisenfelder: lieisuiei A/ 

Jaeoli G. C.raf; liiistces iJ 
John h'ranklin. Huold k\ 
land and William S. (_ adman. 

The National Union is jt^f-fi" 

represented in the liorough — ■ 

by Norwood Council, No. samuei 

48.S, whieh was instituted 

with t'ort\ -nine charter members, .\pril 10, 1.S91. They, 
too, meet at r\thian Hall, and present roll of officers in- 
clude: President, 1'. S. Hettinger; ]'",.\-l'resident, (ieo. 
Tailor: Secretary, (jeo. H. llintlersniaii ; I'inancial Secre- 
tar\', W. |. Care)'; Treasurer. .\. K. l,o\\r\'; .Speaker. 
1"'. .\. Ziunuerman : Chaplain and Medical lv\aminer. Dr. 
J. C. ( adwallader, and Csher. Chas. Rerner. 




DUCK CREEK ROAD, 




MACK, THE DOG J>APER CARRIER. 

There is one prett\ sui.irl resident (if Ivist Noi'wood 
whose name is not in the direi lor\'. ".Mai k" is a regular 
boarder at the llolTman-l .eser abode, and he is one of the 
most rem:nkable members of the boiiuigh's c aiiine ( mitin- 
geiu. iMack is a water-spaniel, and while he «-as ,1 pup 
he was tnn'ned in the way that all good dogs should he. 
"Maik's" education was not 
( onsidered Ihiished until he 
wastaught lorun .iround to the 
front porch e\ery morning, 
take the paper and < arr\ it 
intothehouse. '•Mack"was.in 
ipt pupil, and made ;i sue - 
I Lsslul news agent, but he 
" IS too imbitious. After he 
h 1(1 ( onipleted the task regu- 
I lib issi^nedto him. "Mack'' 
^ot into the habit of skirmish- 
in., iioimd the neighborhood 
mil iollc(ting all the newspa 
pels 111 sight, until the I.eser- 
I lodiii 111 house resembled a 
disti iluitingageiK \ . It waseas\ 
(.noii^li to teac h ".NhK k" lo be 
1 p ipci ( irrier.but it took per 
s< \ (.1 nil L to break him of .1 
h ibit th It fcir a time < re- 
ated an iiii]iressioii that l-'.ast 
Norwood sheltered one of 
those pests — the 111:111 who 
gets up e:irly and •■borrous" 
somebotl) else's iiewsp:iper. 



41 



TWO BRIGADES OF FIRE FIGHTERS. 




NO^/^OOD VOLUNTEER FIRE CO, 



TIlkKK (lav-, nllcr the 
lu.llic of 1'. J. Si hllfl 
(Icr was l)iiriic(l in the 
yniiiiKl— Manh .,th. 
1S90, — the West Xorw I XOI- 

initeer I'ire lirigade took the 

hehl. W hile the ruins of that 

lioiise were siiioldeiaiig, a siili- 

s( ii|ilion hst was passed around 

and llie niK lens of the I'lind to 

ei|ui|i the lire lighters thus se- 

rured. The orii;inal nienilier- ,!•"' H — 

shi|i roll ot^ twent\-l'i\ e has Keen 

(h)nlileih and the brigade con- 

tiinies ns \ allied ser\ i( es as , 

stoi k ( ompaiu". The sliares ar 

liiit $1.00. and the dues |i.2- 

year. 'I'o the original lunldi 

on Mills a\eniie two additioi 

were made. The \illage po 

\ided a good engine and hose 

reel. The ladder wagon was 

nia(ie li\' "the boys," for in the 

rjiiks are < arpenters and bku k 

smiths. West Norwood's ladies 

presented both a bell and a Hag 

to the brigade. .\lth(.nigh"otit]of the balliw i,k the brigade tion. i;,u\\ on the iiiornmgof Marih 6th. 1 Sc,4. 1 |i,i ,■ 

distinguished itself at the St. Aloysuis .\s\luin .(Uillagra- was :in :il:irui gnen ami West Norwood brii;ade turned laii 

onl\ to witness their own 
;] he.iiliiiarters in llames. The 
origin of ihel'ire w.is.i iin sterw 
and iiolhmg wassa\ed. The 
.\aroii .M. Neill onix whetted 
the appetite of the lire king, 
and engines, hose and ladder 
were all Ik ked up. Tin- loss 
was If2,ooo, and the (011111111 
lees on rebuilding got to w oik 
at om e. I'pon the site of 
the deslro\ed engine hoiist' a 
twi>-stor\ pressed brii k edi 
I'll e w ill pri)\ e the handsomest 
h I) m e t h e brigade e\ er 

I 1 limed. The serond lloor 
w ill be I on\erted into ,1 h.ill. 
( o itrai Is for the rei onstrm 

II 11 w en- let the last w eek in 
M III h and the w ork 1 om 
nil need at om e. The ollii ers 
dm mg the late alminislr.ilion 
were: I'lesiilellt. |oseph I I. 
I ..limners ; \ iie President, 
falward R. H.ill ; Sei retat). 

EST NORWOOD VOLUNTEER FIRE RBinADF <'li>iv 1 1 . W eiseii feUler ; Trea: 




lircr, \Villi:im Tannings ; Tnis- 
tcus, I'rank Runnel)auni ami 
Henry Jostwcrth ; Cliiff,\\'ni. 
Daniun; Lieutenants, Joim 
\V. H;ill, Chas. Woertz, Oli- 
\ ur Devoe and Charles liiele 
field. 

A blaze that wiped (nii 
several houses on the jiikc 
above Harris avenue led tn 
the organization of Norwootl 
N'olunteer I''ire Company, 
which is located in a cozy en 
gine house on the main thor- 
oughfare, below the bridge. 
They are well equipped fur 
battling with the llanies. l'. 
J. .Mcfarlan, President; Dr. 
C. W. ■j'idball, Mcel'resi- 
deiit ; W. (i. I'.etty, Secretary; 
and W. M. l.angdon, 'i'reas- 
urer, are on the executive 
roster. 'I'he Chief is Philip 
Voelker, and John W. Tidball 
is his assistant, 'i'homas Mor- 
gan andDr. I. 1'. Hastings are " 
the lieutenants, and Charles 

Anderson, Custodian of the engine house. The members 
are divided into three companies, viz: Hosk, Dr. ^\'. H. 
Hopkins, Captain; Richard Dallnian, A.ssistant Ca|)tain; 
John Hercksall, William llcrcksall, Ben Bick and William 
Hummell. Kncine, Henry Cade, Ca])tain ; (lus Seave, 
Assistant Captain; George Hagene. Ceorge Ilulsman. 
Harry I'rice, William Higdon and August Hindersman. 
Hook anh I.ahuku, I^dward Wiggeringler. Captain; John 
Smith, .\ssistant Captain; Ed- 
ward Stout, I'hilijjTieferman, 
John (Jloss, William Ellington 
and Charles White. The wa- 
ter works, with the fire-plugs 
so well distributed about town, 
affords Norwood m u ( h 
greater protection frum fire 
than it ever before enjoyed. 



I Ol k OF IHr-. PliOPLU'S 
BANKS. 

Wiii:rk there is thrift \ on 
find "the ])eople's 
bank's — building associations. 
There are four in Norwood. 
The Norwood is the pioneer, 
and its organization dales 1 ia< k 
to November 14, 188.2. I'or 
years Col. B. 1'. I.anewasits 
l)resident. but the |iresent 
roster of ofhcers is as follows : 
President, J.C. Masker ;\' ice- 
President, W. .M. Langdon 





BENJAMIN ZEIS. 



'I'reasurer, Edward .Mills, 
Secretary, W'. S. Johns; Assistant Secretary, F. C. Hock; 



■ FELDMAN, CARTHAGE ANIi LAWN .•.vfrJUE:. 

Diredois, H. W. Kahle, John 1. Vine. J. H. Brachmann, 
A. N. Siebern, J. F. Met/,, and T. 11. Ringgold. 

The Norwood Imjiroved was the .second building and 
loan company to invade the growing field, and it brought 
]iush and enterprise with it. Chas. E. Page is President: 
D. C. Zoller, Mce-President; F. A. Zimmerman. Secretary: 
.\. P. Hagemeyer, Treasurer ; Directors, Walter Carey, I,. 
1',. \"an .\u.sdol, Hugo E. Knauft, A. R. Hollis, Theodore 
Trimble, 'I'. J. McFarlan and \\'. (;. Williams. 
Semi-annual dividends are i^aid and weckl\- 
meetings held at the Hopkins .\ venue dejiot, a 
structure by the way that was built and is owned 
by residents of South Norwood. 

'I'he Elsmere Building and I.oanCompanv 
was incorporated in July, 1890, by E. J. .Mor- 
ten, H. P. Hathaway, W. F. Collins, Geo. I". 
Cook. Edwin McMillcn, A. W. Eastman. .\. 
.\. Brown, Wm. Kerentz, Wm. Thorburn. 11. 
I'jisign and .\. Malleboe. The officers are Da\ id 
Davis, President; F. G. Leiman,^'ice-President; 

F. J. Morten, Treasurer; FerdFromlet, Secretary; 

G. .\. W'illard and H. P. Hathaway, F'inance 
Committee. 

'I'he West Norwood Building and Loan 
.Association is officered by Dr. J. J.Winn, Presi. 
dent; Chas. H. Weisenfelder. \ice President ; 
Peter J. Schneider, Secretary: L. H. (iebhart. 
.Assistant Secretary; Gustav Schmidt, Treasurer, 
and Benj. Gvermohl, Fred Schmidt, Wm. Jan 
nings, Oliver Devoe, Joseph Espel, John Ri)l- 
sen, IF Jostwerth, H. RikhofT, and I'red Dan- 
kel, Jr., members of the beard. 
In the development of Norwood these Associations 
liave played no small part. 



44 



SOCIAL WHISPERS. 




'^-."v'^ \jii(l lli;it was 
V "hen tlir l,..«rll 
-^''"^J I .itcr:ir\' Sii(ict\ jiiiinalU- i t-k- 

liralccl llu- lilrth(hi\ nf llu- I'a- 
tliia- (il his ('(.nnti-\ . ■•I'hc Ldwrll" has 
passed a\\a\' and its lilii-ar\- was will,-d to 
the schc.oL The s.H lal \\W cf Nurw.i.nl 
plavs 11(1 iiii (insideralile part in its histur\ . 
Tile C'liantaih|iians lia\e liad .1 siK ( essfui 
I areer. 'I'liere are se\ eral readiiiLi,. eii< lire 
and wliist (lulls, while assemblies at the hall 




/atidiis.w ith Mrs. j. A. Knapp, 
president; Mrs. j. V . I.h.yd. 
\ II C'presideiil; Mrs. Ren Mill 
Idrd. jr.. sei retary. and Mrs. 
II. C. Meader, treasurer, 
'i'he Mnire Nmis Literary Sn- 
1 iel\' is made up ol yniiii.L; 
folks whii reieiill)' essayed 
;iiii.ileiir theatriials. The iiT- 
li.ers are \V. (). lierlnli. 
president; Miss jnsie Dm i- 
sdii, \ K e ]. resident ; I ). \'.. 
W (xilley. sei relary; Miss Dai 
s\ Riiss, treasurer; Harry K . 
hrii k. I eiisiir, and Miss l.<it 
lie haildr.edildrdl'tlier.iid-et. 
Tlie\i«iiii,i;erile\(,tees(il"ler| - 
siilmre pay (diirt to I lu' 
j^dddess df the dance at the 
'• semi-di ( asidiKils " dt the 
( diiiiis Chill, which 1 lainis 
as its memliers, W. ( \. ller- 
tdli, president; Fred Me- 



ha\e l.een features df the winter prd-r;imme. The Soni- (hieely, \i(e-|. resident ; Ceorge A. Sawyer, sei retary and 

sis Cluli is ( dinposed scilelv df youiii; ladies, and is dftieered tre;isiirer ; John liarker, Joe Darker, J. lines I'.err)', Hush 

sd : Miss I-ata Dill, president; Miss Id.i liosse, \ k e-presi- Parker, Walter Stewart and Harry K.in.u. 

(lent; Miss Cardlyn ridliall. se( reiary, and .Miss Craie Tennis is diie df the most iiopiihir pastimes df the 

Reyiidlds, treasurer. The I'liysicd Cnltiire Cluli. in- summer. The Ideal I'ark Chili has its ( (lurts (in Fiirest 

struetedliy Miss Carrie (;(.ildsmitli, isdiu'df the latest(irj;ani- a\ eniie, ;ind the Xdrwdiul Chili's .^rdllnds are on l!ee( h 

street, in Ivist Norwdod. 
There are se\er;d jirivate 
( diirts wluae the kiii.ghts and 
ladies of the ra( (|iiet ld\ e to 
(■dn.yre,nate. I'"red M( < hieet)- 
is president df the Ideal I'ark 
Chili; Cli;irles Cliesley, vi( e- 
president; (ieorge A. Saw- 
yer, secretary; Harry R. 
I'ric k, treasurer, and Will C. 
I'.ertdli, snperidr. The Ndr- 
Wddd Tennis Chili's dftii ers 
;ire President. I!ari\ ( '. Hey; 
\ Ke-President, ( ). P. Cdlili; 
Se( ret;iry. Miss Minnie ,\l<- 
l iei hill : Treasiuaa-, ( iedrge 
H. Sini^er ; l'',\e( iili\e Piiard, 
\. W. lldffman.W. C. lieltv. 
Iv C. Pda-e. A. II. Siiii^er 
and Ken Miilfurd. Jr. 'I'he 
l\;iiihde I'ennis Ciiib, with 
cdurts dll Carter street, is the 
kitest 111 the field. A. P. Ilriiwn 
Is Presidiuil and Siiperxisur ; 
Phiidre I'.dsse, Seca'etary, and 
Ruddlph I'liiti',, Jr., Treasurer. 




45 



NORWOOD'S PEOPLE. 



Ill'', intense [jersonal interest 
tliat tiie majiirity of her peo- 
ple take in the welfare n( 
^ Norwood is iloulilless respon- 
silile for the ( (inimandini; position 
she holds among the suliurhs to-(hi\. 
It wa-, at t'olumbus. before a nieetnii; 
of a legislative i nmniittee. that |ii(l,i;e 
Jolin r. Murphy, a resident of I'.ond 
Hill, eloquently referred to Norwood 
as '-the Chicago of Hamilton Couii 
t)'! '" Among Nor^x'ood's 6,000 peo- 
ple to-da\' there are men in all walks 
of life, some prominent in ( it\- and 
state, and some who^e lame is inter- 
national. Louis T. Reliisso. the 
s( iilptur, is one of these — the artist 
who ga\e to ^\■asllingto1l her statue 
of Ceneral J. H. M( I'herson ; n. 
(■hi(ag<i, the grand tribute to I . S. 
(bant, that adorns Lincoln I'. irk. 
and whose statue of Cleneral William 
I [ein-\- Harrison will be one of ('in 
< innati's art treasures, is one of \or\\()od's 1 Ui 
are mere hauls, wholesale and retail ; ,ittornr\ 
men. iiisuranie men, railroaders, ioMlra(t(irs 
tourists, newspaper people, teac hers — in fac t, 
department in life's busy hi\e is represented i 
hap]i\ famih'. and the great major 
il\ of them own their homes. The 
.\ineriean I'harmaeeutical .\sso( ia- 
tioii < ame to Xorwootl for its presi 
dent, and I'rof. J. l". l.loyil has 
o( ( upied that position not only once, 
but twice. He was first called to 
that ]>ost of honor in 1S89, and in 
icSqi the summons was repealed. 
I'rof. IJo\(.l has an international repu- 
tation, and is one of the most famous 
scientists in the world. He has e\- 
tensi\el\ 1 dutributed to the literature 
(if his profession, and has ni.ide dis- 
( ci\ eries that ha\ e worked revolutions 
in the school of meilit ine. ( )ik- of 
his works, ■•'I'lie Chemistry of Medi 
cines." is an accepted text book in 
main medical colleges, and with his 
brother. ('. (',. Lloyd, a botanist 
of Hole, he is now completing an 
e\hausti\e volume on •■'Llie Drugs 
and Medicines of North America.'' 
He has for years occupied the chair 
of Chemistry in the L'.clectii Medical Instittite 
Pharmac V in the Cim inn.iti C'olleije of 




LOUIS T REBISSO 



••I'lighty Distinguished Pharmacists 
of the World" is the title of a volume 
lecenth' published at (ieneNa, Swit/- 
eikind. and John I'ri Lloyd was one 
of three .\mericans whose lit'e-work 
was revealed within its ]iages. .\le\ 
ancler fries, head of the c hemic al 
firm of ,\le\. I'ries c\: liros. , is an 
other resident who has gained f.ime 
abroad, as well as success at home. 
He is a descendant of a long line 
of professors of mathematics, and 
was born in (iermany. Mr. Fries 
spent tuebe years of his early life in 
Sp.iiii. devoting most of his time to 
wards develcjping the c cnintrv tr.i- 
\ersecl b\ the Sierra Moreiias. His 
effcirtswere crowned with such suc- 
cess as to warrant the Spanish (iov- 
ernmeiit's oftic ial recognition b\ 
elevating him to Knighthood .ind 
bestowing upon him the high order 
of Carlos HI. an honor heretofore 
attained b\' but few foreigners. Dr. 
L-iis. There John W'ever, who was Norwood's first mayor, was one e 

, real estate [iresideiit of the ( )lno State Pharmaceutical Hoard, as well 

couuiKacial as president of tlie Cine innati College of Pharmacy. Lie 

Imosl ever) was the ]iroiector and is the president of the Retail Drug 

Norwoods gists' Insurance Assoc uition, which at once found and 

filled a field of usefulness. R. P. 
Pellsmith, whose camera has pkived 
no httle part in the ]ireparation of 
this work, is '-one of the people." 
'riie i'hotographcrs' Association of 
( »hio elec ted him president, and at 
the World's Fair, in Chicago, the 
blue ribbon of a first |>ri/e winner 
was draped over the exhibit of this 
Norwood fotografer. 'Lhe Western 
Cnion Telegraph Company is repre 
sented in the persons of Manager 
Charles I-',. Page and Cashier .Mien 
I!. Clark, while several attaches also 
help to swell Norwood's census. .\. 
H. Singer, the agent of the Cnited 
States F'.xpress Company, and Peyton 
R. Keim. recently installed as (ieii 
eral Superintendent of that c ompanv. 
at ( 'inc innati, give the ■•transportation 
dep.irtment" a good standing in the 
roll c all of vocations. The disciples 
of Blackstone who dwell within 
Norwood's gates, include ,\. Mc - 
and that of Neill, ( ). P. Cobb, W. C. Williams, David Davis, Edward 

Pharmac V. Moulinier. C. ]■;. Prior and A. A, Brown. The lattef 




DR. JOHN WEYEF 



bright rejjresenta- 
General Passenger 



fovimk-d ■■The Liimlici' Worker" and has been editor of 
"Tlie l''urnitiirc \\'orker" for ten years past. The frater- 
nity (if railroad men has se\er; 
lives, inckiding C. O. Ryan, tlie 
Agent of the Chesapeake and Oliio; 
Charles Patton, the I'ayinaster, and 
Frank Zimmerman, deneral Bag- 
gage Agent, of the (Jiieen and 
Crescent, and H. K. Sawyer, Master 
of Transportation of the C. 1.. and 
N. George H. Singer, of the I!. 
i>i: ( ). S. \\'., doubtless possesses one 
of the fniest collections of rare etch- 
ings, artists' proofs in the ^Vest. 
Good libraries are mmierous, evi- 
dence that the literary tastes of Nor- 
wood's jieople are good. Samuel T. 
Harris, one of the pioneers of the 
borough, has a magnificent ((ille< - 
tion of \aluable tomes. lie is an 
ardent lo\ er of horse flesh, an owner 
of fine stock, and his writings ha\e 
been of such a nature, that in the 
trotting world he is accepted as an 
authority u])on the horse. It is a 
singular coincidence that the editors 
of both Cincinnati Catholic weekly sakui 

new'spapers reside at Norwood — Jo- 

sejjh Schoenberger, of the Catliolic Telegraph, and liruno 
Ritter, of Die Wahrheitsfreund. Hugo K. Knauft, 1,. K. 
Van Aiisdol, John Findlay, Richard Heinjiel and ('. L. 
(Jist are recruits from the banking districts. William J. 
O'Neill, of the Hoard of Elections, is one of the ■■new 
comers." Rev. J. A. Markham. who is pastor at the 
Bethel, that great mission on the ri\er front, claims Nor- 
wood for his home, and Rev. A. J. 
Reynolds, one of the veterans of the 
Pre.sbyterian church, resides on 
Smith avenue. Re\. T. J. Harris 
and Rev. J. R. Powell are other 
resident ministers. J. A. Knapp, 
another contributor to the beauty of 
this work, u]jholds the dignity of 
the artists. It is meet perhn|)s to 
obserxe that H. !■'. I'arny painted 
several of his celebrated Indian 
pictures while he made his home 
under the Strobel roof "on the 
heights." I'our e.\-niembers of the 
State House of Representatives are 
"at home" here — W. M. Day, Chas. 
Jeffre, \V. M. Dicks and Alf. Korte. 
'I'he I'irst Regiment O. N. (;. can 
mu.ster several officers inside Nor- 
wood's picket lines, including Major 
\V. M. Day, Major Ed I.ovell, Cap- 
tain W. J. O'Neill, Jr., Captain Sam 
Kennedy and Lieutenant Davidson, ^, 

of Com])any P. Dr. .\. W. Klein, 

Assistant Surgeon Light Artillery, O. N. G., also possesses 
the Norwood countersign. Resident real estate men are 





4« 



numerous, for many of them ha\e emjihasized their belief 
in the virtue of their own arguments by building them- 
seKes in the "Gem of the Highlands." John G. Brother- 
ton, of the Elsmere Syndicate; Robert Leslie, Philip 
Moessinger, J. \V. Fritsch, W. H. 
Dicks, the Barkers, Henry Feldman. 
Harry Q. Cleneay and S. P. Lane 
are only a few of those on the roster. 
"L'ncle Bob" Leslie has always been 
active in the developrnent of the 
liorough. Floral avenue, the hand- 
some thoroughfare which runs from 
Norwood Park through Elsmere, w^^s 
his ]iet project, and when it was 
built (the great avenue in South 
Norwood) a tribute was paid to his 
genius. E. C. Poage and Henry 
('. Meader are prominent members 
of the family of ticket brokers, and 
both traxel as far as East Norwood 
e\ery day. 'Phey are known all over 
the lanil. Among pedagogues there 
are W. S. Cadman, former superin- 
tendent of Norwood's schools, now 
at Ludlow (;ro\e, H. H. Brader, 
of Woodward ' High School, and 
'""'s Prof. J. C. Kinney. There is a ver- 

itable h'we of shoe men in South 
Norwood, including H. M. Richardson, George T. 
Hijiple. C. C. Robinson, A. A. King and \Vm. Hirsch, 
while B. Albers resides in the west borough. Harry M.Lane, 
the mechanical engineer; Chas. H.Gogreve, Secretary of the 
\\holesale Grocer's Association of Cincinnati ; John B. 
Maas, of Traxel & Maas; Fred Witte, of the Moerlein 
Brewing Co.; S. B. Markland, who has been Grand Mar- 
shal of the Grand Chapter of Royal 
Arch Masons for six years; Seth 
I laves, the Director of the Cincin- 
nati .Societv of Natural Historv-. A. 
\'. Reid. H. I.. Harrington, with 
Ault & Wiborg; \V. K. Kreidler. 
Secretary of Superintendent J. M. 
Dawson, of the John Shillito Com 
pauy: S. S. Kingery, of the Kingery 
Manufacturing Comjiany; W.C. Hat- 
terslew of the \'ictor Safe Compan\'; 
11. ( '. Smith, of the Cincinnati Sus- 
pender Conijiany; T. J. Mci"'arlan, 
of the Dexter Lmiiber Compan\'; 
('. P. Seaman, who is President of 
the Cnion of \'. 1'. S. C. E.; A. C, 
Cattell; K. W . Jewell, of the L'nion 
Central Life Insurance Compam-; 
W. G. lirown. of the Cleveland Rub- 
ber ('ompan\; Wallace M. I)a\is, 
Superintendent of the Ciiu innati 
Omnibus Companx; W. J. W inter- 
^^ bottom. Stiperintendent of _the ('in- 

i:innati 'I'ransfer Company; W. R. 
Johnson, the insurance man; Peter llrooks, the fruit 
dealer; Wesley A. Stewart, the chenn>t ; II. J. Reedy. 




:I.SMI:R(; C. IV & \ . U.U.. Hc.pkins Am-., C. L. ^^ \. Uy. KAST NORWOOD 15. & (). S. W. U\ 



tlif c-lcvatiir inaiuilacturcr ; Julius I'liL-dc' 
bom, of the J. A\ikkT Co.; W. J. RallilT, ot 
the Roosa and Rathff Chemical Co.: K. li. 
Murdoch, the insurain e uiau; (ieorge S. 
Ste\ens. with the A. K. liurkhardt Co.: 
T. I.\tle .Sueene)-, of the laculty of the 
'rechni(:d School: Cliarles W. Evans, tin- 
steel and iron factor: — these are but 
a few of the thou.sands who sing the |ir:iises 
of Norwood in the morning. :ifternooii and 
at eventide. Just al)o\e tlie \illage is •■The 
Pines." the cotnitry home of .Mliert Me- 
Cullough. part of whose plai e lies in 
Norwood. A. (). Russell, head of l\u- 
world renowned fnni of Russell. .Mor- 
gan ili; Co., now the Cnited Stales I'riiU 
ing Company, is the nearest neighlior of this 
famous lloriculturist. He ts a griMt dis 
ci|)le of I/aak Walton, one of the ( 'u\ u r 
regulars. :ind an authority on whist. The 
late Mrs. Helen J. liowler built the fusl 
house in South Norwood, now o( c upieil b\ 
Charles E. Slane and wife, nee Cora How- 
ler. C. F. Hesser. however, was the ]jio- 
neer in that section, taking possession of his new homi 
before the Howlers mo\ ed in. While Norwood has it 
(piota of men of note, there are also :niiong Norwood' 
women some who ha\e won renown. Mrs. R. C. Trixetti 
recognized with the foremost of the (lecorati\e artists of the 
day. The \\'om:in's I'.uilding at the World's hair coi: 
tained evidenc es of her work, and the .\rkansas lluildiuL 
was decorated b\- her. Scores of houses here and in other 
cities ha\e been beautified b\ her. To liter:Uuie. Mrs. S. 




W. l.lo)(l has been a prolific 
( Diitribulor. and some of her 
poems are gems. Manx a 
house, beautiful in the bor- 
ough, is replete with tribiues 
to the artistic tastes of the 
reigning goddess of the home. 



A STUDY IN WILD 
FLOWERS. 



N; 




> future seems 
uperlatixely bright. 
\ears ago the 
most enthusiastit- dreamer 
in the borough could not fore- 
see the glorious tal)lcau of to- 
day. The trend of progress 
is toward the hills and the 
ri( h vallevs of old Columbia. 
As tl e grand settlement of 
w MAURER homes increases, the sylv:in 

spots, so purelv reminiscent 
of the ( (iiintrw will grow r;irer. Some of them should be 
spared for our children, and oin- children's children. Among 
all of Norwood's au.xiliaries there is no Park Poard and no 
immediate mission for one. Sotiie years ago the sugges- 
tion w.is made to preserve the strip of woodland between the 
Kaltimore and ( >hio Southwestern and Harris avenue, just 
e:ist of I'orest axeuuc. It was a grand idea then. It is 
a better one n.>w. I'erhaps in all of Norwood there is no 
wilder spot than that narrow trad. It is all hills and 
hollows, with here ami there 
a level stretch, (iiantsofthe 
forest :ind the most modest 
wikl (lowers thrive there to- 
gclhcr. The beech, the wab 
nul. the hickory, the locu.st. 
the sycamore, the pojilar. and 
the buckeye are among the 
living delegates in the congre- 
gation of trees. HeforeJack 
l-'rost has fairlv been driven 
off the earth. Queen l-'lora's 
reign commences in that fa- 
vored spot. The sjjring beau- 
ties, with their delicate blos- 
soms, are among the lirst. 
Then comes the violet, here 
blue as the azure heavens 
above, and there, white as a 
bit of porcelain. Dog tooth 
lilies, with their grav striped 
petals, (ome early and go 
> .irly. The heart-.shaped 
i'M)uis cif the -'Dutchman's 
breeches" and the jiale, ]iin- 
le cltisters of ])hlo.\, form a 



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s I r :i 111; c contrasl. In tlie 
sluidicst spots r()< k-iiiDss 
abounds, its lilossonis iookinij, 
like a llo\\ei\- I'leiadcs ni a 
lied of nialaihite. 'Ihi- snow \ 
I. loom of the Mood root is 
one of tlie prettiest of the 
treasures of the woods, d'he 
do.n « ood and red l.nd 
|)rou<llv contriliule then' share 
to the welcome of Spriiii;. 
Later on the unil)rellasha]ied 
May-a]>ple takes its plaee in 
the |)roeession with ils waw 
llowers whose lemon - Inned 
lieart t;aves lorlh a siekemn^ 
aroma. "Pepper and sail," 
the larkspur, the ground i\\ 
with its tiny Mue-e\ed lilos- 
sonis, not niu( h larger than 
a pin head, the fragrani 
wild lilac — all these and 
more are the trophies tliatare 
to lie gathered in a jaunt 
through this heautifiil wood- 
land s|iol. l''erns ,ire plenti- 
lul, and when the aiUumn 

(limes, the golden lod and pin-|ile asler alioiind ihei 
Norwood is \'oiing. \o .'spi'inger or no W'e.l has \'et a 




ENUE, PAVED WITH ASPHALT BY THE WARRENSCHARF COMPANY. 



is eiiio\lng loii sound a n.ip, steps might lie l.iken to ac- 
,|iure It hy K'.ise or pun hase. The Norwood of die 
pe.ired to make his name a lienedulion dial wmilil ling ful me u mild rise up an<l i .dl the Norwood of llu- present 

through all the ages. Ser|ienline axeniie is |il,illed dimugh Messed, if th.il licauliful spot were (le(lii:ated as ''Norwood 

this liil of forest; luit it seems almost a sacrilege lo despoil I'.nk" 1o die people and iheir heirs forever, 

the pl.K e. It should lie kept as a pla\- ground for the 
ciiildren of tomorrow and the day after. If phil.inthropy 

T\\ o Presidents. 




I Jxci.F. S.\M has had his eye 

on Xorwood, and while 
the I'liited .States has not \ et 
called any of lier citizens to 
jump into the administrati\ t' 
band wagon and handle the 
reins, half a ilo/en or more 
organizations ol" national im- 
porlanee lia\e honored her 
citizens. for the third time 
in its histor)- the American 
Ticket ilrokers .\ssoi iaiion, 
at ils meeting in Washingion, 
in Ma\, I.S94. elected III nr\ 
C. .\Ieader, as ]iresident. I he 
(). K. and I. W. I). .\.. 
while being interpreted, means 
die < )hio, Kentiick\' ,niil In- 
diana Wholesale Driiggisls 
^-^:;0.;w^c.*"| Association, also c-lectecl a 

sJ"^''*" -^'i>^ Norwood man to preside 

■•ii^jt^- -CiX^' ■ ■■ . 

■''^'C-'*rf*Ji^-^'>''- I over its deliberations — N. 

.\shle\ l,lo\(l. 



THE COLD WATER TRIUMVIR. 



lil, 'I'nislfL-s (if llu- 
W.itrr Wiirks ai'L- all 
priiiiiini.-iil in Imsincss 
ill Ic-s in Cincinnati. 
Dr. .\HVc(l S|irinj,'er, al'trr 
rnii-.hini; his cducalion in the 
riilili( S( hiiols. Weill tu the 
Inivrrsity (if HL-i(lflli(.-r,'^, 
(i(_Tnian\. where he eiii(i\e(l 
the a(l\ama,L;es (if studying 
inider the (elelirated I'rdfes- 
s(irs Ilniisen. Kirehhdff. 1 .(is- 
sen, .\rn(ihl and Knlme. In 
his eigliteenth }ear he gra(hi- 
ated with high honors, taking 
die degree Ph. I), and .\. M. 
In 187-?. Dr. Springer re- 
turned to CiiK innati, assoiiat- 
ing hiniseh' with Alex, h'ries 
iV IJros. In 1887. he was 
ele( ted corrcsiionding iiieiii- 
her of Tlie British Association 
for .\(l\ancement of Science 
— an lidiKir lie still retains. 
In iS(;2.he was ele( ted \'ice- 
I'resident of the American 

Ass(i( iatioii for Advancement of Science, and Chairman of 
the Chenii( al se( lion. Dr. Springer has lieeii I'rcsidcnt ot 



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GEORGE S. STEVENS. ALLISON STREET 



(ARON MCNEILL. HOPKINS AVENUE 

the CiiK innati Clieiiiical .So(ict\-. liis prin( ipal ((intrilm- 
tions to s( ieiK e are: The Disunery of the Nitrate I'er- 
ineiils in 1 hi a\ ing I'lants, 1 l\- 
namic I'.ipiililininn in I'oises 
.Swinging in ()pp(isite .\rcs, 
I lighCeiiteroft ;ra\ ily tut )\er- 
iiiine 'I'orsioii.il Resistance, 
and ihe.Miseni c nl I ligli upper 
Inliarmoiiii I'.irli.ils in Alu* 
miiuini. 1 le has received oxer 
thirty patents for his iinen- 
tioiis, ini hiding an ahimiiiimi 
\ iolin. 1 n ( )i toiler. 1 8(;j, 
the dm tor mo\ ed to Nor- 
wood, and he h.is taken an ac- 
li\ e interest in all matters per 
t. lining to the welfare of thi> 
growing siiliurli. 

(ieorge I'lichta is a grand 
specimen of a self made man. 
lie IS a ( 'nil inn.iti liox', and 
from his \ oiiili lu' li.is thri\ ed 
on hard w (irk. In t 88 1 , he 
entered the empio) of Post 
\- Co. as lidok keeper, and 
nine years later he was the 
head ol the house, ai ipiiriiiL; 
the suppli department of the 



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liUMiirss. ,111,1 » nil V. X. I'liinl 
;is his nssijc KiU', Ihc l,»inrn 
L'lt\ Su|i|.l\- ( '(iin|i;iii\ cnlcrcd 
ii|i(i|i ,1 ( nrccr tlinl li.is ln-rii 
|ilicii(Miicnjll\ Slid (.-ssriil. Ml-. 
I'lic hl,i liriiiii;lu lolsdf riiLTL;\ 
mill ihc lio.iril. 

I lciir\- UikliiilV, u h u 
si.T\cil (lll^in^ tile sliiirl .nul 
w.is ilu-n rc-rlci Iccl lor llir 
|iiii;j, Icnn. is uik' hI' I 'iin in 
iLilis licsi kniiwn riiiiiiliiir 
nun. llr i-, ihc hr.ul ..f ihr 
liiin of II. KlkllnllW Co.. is 
|irc-,i(lciil i)rihr( 'im iniKili h iir 
niliirc- .M.iiiiitji Hirers' .\ss(i( i;i 
liuii jiul thin! \i( c-presiilmt of 
ihc X;ilii)n;il I'lirilitnrc Manii- 
l.ic Hirers' .\ss(» iatiiii). and in 
iN(;j. ser\ ed as sei relar\" and 
treasurer (if the latler. lie left 
his nall\e |ilaee.('i)\ iiit;l(in. for 
Noru 1)1 id. siiine \'ears a^n, and 
w liileresidinyai rossthe liridi;e ,'_ 
u.is the lirst treasurer i.t" the 
KentiK ky ('(iiim il.C. R.df .\. 
Mr. RikliDir was one of the 
niiiN-inL; s|iirits in tlie l''iiriiiture ]'',\|iositioiis at Miisu II, ill. ,is ;in after lhoiii;hl. Twenl)- genllenieii » eiit iiefore ( oun- 

I'he water works triunixir iie\er held |iulihe ol'li. e i ii and .isked ih.il this work he ai . oided oflic iai re< <>,i;iii 

liel'ore, but no \cteraiis e\"er maile a better show ill" ihan lion. ,iiid their i oinniiinii alioii mel with fa\or. I'.y reso- 



II 







MONROE AVENUES 



hitioii. inliodiiied li\- .Mr. 'riionisseii. c onin il luinieil Ren 
Miih'oril. Jr.. ,ind W erter ( 1. I'.eltv hisloriaiis of llie \ illa,i;e. 
and the soii\eiiirwas thus ollieiall\' iiKide a part of the 



lhe\ ha\e done, 

A FEW PERS<)N,\L REM.\RKS. 

When, by an eni|ihati( \-ote, Norwooil dei hired n 
favor of a water works s\-steni, the ide.i of a souxeiiir 1 .iiiH' w,iter wurks eelel n.ilion, I'he |;iiar,intors who made it 

possible for the work to L;ain 
such eiK oiir,ii;eiiienl were II. 
C. .\leader, C, 1',. l'a,L;e. R. 
1'. nelKmilli. Robert Leslie 
\: Co., Moessinner. l-'ritsi li 
\ llii.^le, J. U. Rloyd, Al- 
lied Spim^.a-. V. I), b.irker, 
.\. .\b Neill. V. Mehmert. 
Will. Wmdhoisl, lleiir\ Rik 
holf, N, .\slile\ I.IomI \\,iI- 
\| la<e .M. i)a\is, \.. W . Jewell, 
(ieorge I'lu hla. .\. C Stro- 
liel. W. W. Russell. II. J. 
Rei'dy .iiid .\. N . Reid. In 
llie prep, nation of ibis xol 
lime, w ords of eiii oura;4e- 
meiit. b.K ked by deeds, were 
numerous. \o other \ ill.iL;e 
e\-er .lUenipleil a work of sin h 
maL^niliide. and to its siK i ess 
there w ere m,in\ ( ontriiiillors 
who lia\e iiitereNlinu stones 
of their own to tell in the 

. Iosiii,l; pa-es of the 1 k. 

It would not be just to s.i\- 
that ,ill Norwood's friends are 
lo be t'oiind in lli.tl ( li.ipter. 




LEO DRES3EL, MONTGOMERY DOJLEVARD 



f(ir tlicre arc inan\- others who now enjoy, 
and u liu have lent materially to the beaut) , 
growth and development of Norwood, but 
those whose names are emblazoned on the 
advertising pages have emphasized their 
interest in Norwood, her homes and her 
[jeople. 

MARSHAL KEHOE'5 REIGN. 

Datk in the old days when Norwood s 
souls numbered as many hundreds as 
they now do thousand, Gerald Kehoe was 
the village man of all work. Many was 
the role he hlled during a week, and he 
starred in everything, from a landsiajie 
gardener to a gentleman who sho\ eledroal. 
When Norw-ood donned her first robes as a 
municipal l)aby, Cerald Kehoe was called 
into service as town marshal. Many are 
the stories told of his career in that office, 
and one of the best dates back to one Fourth 
of lulv. That morning, while Mavor Mc- 




E. R. EDWAR 











Ncill was i[uietly celebratmg 
the Nation's birthday. Marshal 
Kehoe made his appearance, 
and informed his honor of 
a threatened raid of shell 
workers. 

'•There be a lot of 'em 
coming out this afternoon." 
declared the marshal, "and 
I think I'll nade four extra 
policemen!" 

.\nd so the mayor indorsed 
the plan for more protection, 
making the stipulation that 
the Marshal swear them in. 
( lathering the ([uartet of his 
( ho.se n followers together Mar- 
shal Kehoe marched them to 
the town hall, where Clerk 
Wichgar happened to be at 
the moment. .-Vrming his re- 
cruits with clubs, Marshal 
Kehoe got them in line, and 
proceeded to administer the 
oath of office : 

"Hold ui) your right 
hands'." he ccnnmanded. (Four 
arms of assorted sizes were 
raised in the air. ) "Doyez 
solemnly swear," continued 
the marshal, "to support the 
constitution of the United 
States and the constitution of 
the State of Ohio.'' At this 
point he get off the constitu- 
tional track, but after a mo- 
ment's i)ause, he concludetl. 
in triumphant tones, "and do 
\ez promise to serve the vil- 
lage of Norwood, as police- 
men, as you would afore God? " 
The newly pledged officers 
swimg their clubs all that day, 
hut the shell workers changetl 
their route and did not go 
throuuh Norwood. 



Norwood's Home Market. 

While nearl)- every store of 
Ijrominence in Cincinnati ca- 
U)s to Norwood, by running 
"Ut special delivery vvagons. 
llie borough is well supplied 
with home talent. There are 
halfa dozen groceries, several 
butchers, daily markets, three 
drugstores, tailorshops, bake 
ries. dr\' goods stores and 
candy shops. There are also 
dailv deliveries of ice made. 




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-ujJOijUO 



MAKING THIS NORWOOD PRESSED BRICK. 







I. 1;N rigors in atn-ac- 
;;_tions. there is no more 
interesting place in the 
tillage than the brick works. 
That is Norwood's one great 
industry and it has added 
to the e\ er-increasing fame 
of the suburb. Located on the tract 
just above Duck Creek, and at the 
;/■ jun(ti(,n of the B. & O. .S. W. raih'oad 
there could be no im|iro\enient in situation, 
and a spin- from the main track affords eas\- 
facihties for loachng the output into the 
cars for traiis])ortation by rail. "'rhe Norwood IJric k" is 
famous, and tiie |irotess of its manulacture. a jileasing 
stud)'. The pkmt of the Cincinnati Pressed ISrick Com- 
pany embraces seventy-fne acres of groimd. As 650.000 
bricks are figured to the acre, a toot deep, and excavations 
are made ten limes that deep, there is cki\- enough there to 
hist a hundred years or so! In its crude slate the earth is 
of a vellowish hue, but the bricks come from the burning 
in e\i|uisite tints of red ranging from dark to Hght pink. 
Tlie ckiy siied is the hrst stojiping ]ioint made in the art of 
inanufai lure, .\fter the chi\' has been dried by ploughing 
and harrowing, it is carted into that spacious building to 
undergo a sweating process, as it lies piled up under co\ er 
waiting for the second operation. ()\er in one ( orner <if 
this shed a pair of ponderous rollers, weighing two tons 
apiece, re\ oK e in a great pan, and through its perforated 
bottom the (law whi< h has been dumped therein, sifts. 
The liner particles are carried autuniaticallx' to a height of 
forty feet, by elevator cii]js, and emptied into the s( recn. 
which (livers the hopper that feeds the l)ri( k making 
ma( hinc, while the ( oar-^er are reluriu-tl to the (lr\ pan to 
be grouiul once more iiiuler the hea\ \ rollers. Not a drop 
of water is used, and iVom the dry powder there are 
pressed bricks, each (Uie of whii h weighs se\ en and one- 
half [lounds. Each bri( k undergoes a pressure of 150,- 
000 pounds. The ca|iacit)' of the machinery is 18,000 a 
day, and as the green bricks are auiomaticall)' turned out, 
all it reipiires is help to mo\ e ihem away. ThcN are taken 
(lire( 1 to the kiln, the lloor of whi( h is a net work ol lines, 
and there piled up in sik h a manner dial the fne ma\' ha\e 
full play through them, when the tor( h is ready to be ap 
plied. There are five kilns at lhe[ilant, each with a cajiacily 



of 200,000. With the kiln I'llled, conies llie most imjior- 
tant |)art of the work. I )rv as those green bricks appear 
t<j be, there is nearly one-half pound of natural moisture 
in each one, and when the kiln is sealed, iiearlv fiflv tons 
of water must be dried out before thev are rea(.lv for the 
burning. This process is called '-water smoking, " and is 
a gradual one. Low wood lires are kept Inirning from 
eight to eleven dayN, for an intense heat at that stage 
would crai k and ruin the product. With the water smok- 
ing ended, then conies the firing with oil. Crude petroleum 
is used and vaporized by jets of steam, a revolving 
current of Hame roars through the kiln, withoiit cessation, 
for eight or nine days. Hot is a mild sort of word to use. 
Old ISel/.ebub himself would need a fan within that fiery 
t\irna< e. In the burning there is an eight or nine inch 
( iintra(. lion, and from the settle the wat( hers know when 
it is time to put out the fires. The cooling off is as 
gradual as the ilrying out; but when the kiln is readv to 
be emptied, the sorting of the brii ks is the biggest single 
item in the whole cost of manufitcture. No less than 
fifteen shades are revealed — so rich and warm that it seems 
almost impossible to believe that the tints are nature's own. 
In addition to the "native oiit|iut," a buff brick is 
also manufactured. It is made from a blue Indiana clav. 
the refuse from coal mines. Another luiveltv, a pink buff, 
is made from a central ( )hio lire (lay. In reds, buffs, 
browns and mottled all shapes of pressed brii k can be 
had. and besides these about five million common bri( ks 
are made every vcar. When all the br.inches are in 
operaliou si\lv men arc eniploved. and it is a remarkable 
fact that sin( e the plant was ojiened (not (|uite three vcars 
ago), nearlv all the oulput has been used in Cincinnati 
and vi(initv. ■■The Norwood brick'' has found a home 
market and has not been obliged to seek oulsi(_le channels 
of trade. The Cincinnali Pressed l>ri( k Coni]ian_v is 
otficered as follows; W. .\. liarker. President; F. I). 
Parker. Xice-Presidenl, ;in(l L H. Parker, Secretarv imd 
Trc;isiircr. The fust two named are residents of Nor- 
wood, and their handsome home, on Park avenue, can be 
put in ev ideiK e to prov e the possibilities of architectural 
beauty w hen iheir |iressL-d bri( k is used. The Norwood 
Pumping sl.itiou. the CiiK innati Club House, on Walnut 
Hills; the Mclhodist Pook Concern, .\lbert Chalfield's 
lu-w home, on Madison pike; the Hotel .Mills, the (iernian 
( )l(l .Men's Home, in .\voiidale. and St. Philiji's Church, 
on l\;i( e streel. ( 'im iniuui. arc oiilv a few of the buildings 
ill vvhi( li llie Norwood bri( k predominates. The com- 
p;inv's (low ii-low n otii( e is at 51; West fourth, in the 
I'osduk Puilding. 



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' Y Look at the Dwellings 

'^ * Built by- 



BOFINQER& HOPKINS 



For the follovvinij: Persons ^^ y 

in Norwood. '^ "^^^ 



William W. Add, mis. ( icdi ^c Kailor. W . I'., I'.iowii. A, ll.l',i|ic. 

Cli.irlcs (1. l;. Aydclutt. Nirinria Fik ke. I!. I', lliipkins. II. |. ITislcr. 

I'Vcdcric k .\rnsniaier. 1 iL-rmaii lArdlcman. Iraiik I,. Ilund. ( h.is. I'.. Palimi. 

Iv <:. HollcN. kic(k C. kislicr. I'lcd Iv Ihikill. ImIu.ikI ra|,c. 

William Mr. kctl. Wdliam Itiiis. O. I'. 1..iu'S. K. kiddrll. 

W. 1'.. ikisscU. (dis \. Mamm. |,)s. Imirs. ( '. W . Kowr. 

C. .M. llc.kiuT. Jnlm liissiRT. ■:|':. \V. U-urll. Tlic... C. Kii/i, ka. 

t'liarlcs r. Iliiiiisman. William ( ici^LT. .\. K. Kiiisi-. =:Clmliin('. K.iliiiisdii 

-Helen J. ll(i«lcr. C. W. (iak-. -S. ,S. Kmocrv. S. I'. Ross. 

A. !■'. iSagge. I'arkcr ( ialc. Chai Ics Kci lar. I U nr\ kluiidc. 

William P.randhorst. j.K. (da\liill. 1. 11. K.irr. I r.mk kiisl. 

A. M. I'.erens. 'l,. W. { dcni. II. W. Kent. ( . .\. keinh.irt. 

Ann K. Barton. !■. |. ( dnsslu im. .Mhed Kdile. II. 1. kied\. 

K. M. ISrown. Charles !■. Ca^e. i;d. kliik. W . W . kilr\. 

(). l'.. Hell. .\. ('. Cale. ' Iv ,\. Km-. kie.l Ri, hler. 

j. H. ilosse. L\dia I'. (Irases. ( i.iines Keeiiaii. I ). |. Slump. 

Charles ISiinkmeyer. ('. F. Hesser. I'eler Keifer. II. ( '. Stokes. 

Henry Heggs. ' C. M. Hatterslev. W. Ik Kinkead. I'. 11. Steink,im|i. 

I. M. Ikiker. -John B. Hart, k'orest ave. -I. .\. Kna]i|,. .Marv Stagge. 
:d<alph 1'. I'.ellsmith. "john I!. Hart. ■• 1',. 1,. Kirk. M. .\. Sheen. 

W. (). Krown. lohn 15. Hart. •• -kokt. Leslie. .\. II. Singer. 

^■. .\. liassett. "lohn Ik Hart. ■■ k. K. I.hnd. |ohn Sc hr'ink. 

W. !•:. Ilmkton. lohn 1!. Hart, Moral a\e. C. W. I.amh. "|. W. San-er. 

Roherl liidik. John B. Hart, •• W . Ik .M. ( ,ro,irt\ . M. .\. S.i.'krtl. 

Herbert liristou. "John Ik Hart. " Ken Miiilor.l. |r. 1. M. khonisseii. 

W. I'-, konner. "lohn Ik Hart, " ( ', C. Mouhmrr. M. IriNell. 

.\. C. Cattelk "\. k. Hollis. J. S. Miller. 11. I. Tntlle. 

.Samuel S. Cooper. -1. M. Ikirper. .\le\. Miller. Theo, ji imMr. 

Sidnev I. Charlesworlh. 'K. W . Holt. I'hilip M..essinger. K. Ik T.ivlor. 

Harrison .\. Crosl.v. |. Iv Horstmami. I )aMd K. Mason. IS !hoiiips,.n. 

W. 1. Carev. "Herbert K. Harrington. llenr\ .Merkle. k, W. W i, kersli.mi. 

Iv Ik Crottv. .Aug. Hindersin.in. John M,„,rwoi><l. W . Ik W ic hgar. 

S. .\. Corkhilk .\.'"Hartman. J. Ik Ma, is. \ iidrew \\ e'land. 

kOrris Ik Cobb. bmalhan Hatterslev. J. W. .M< <,iiieel\ . |. Iv Wlmtaker. 

:dlarrv Coales. ',\. Ik Ibii^emever. ' K. .\. M.Allisirr. II . l . W illi.ims. 

::Ch.iries W. K\ans. -H.irr\ Ck' I lex ! S. k.. ,\b,rgan. I >,iiiiel W hiteluad. 

!■:. k. lab.vards. .M . V.. lland\'. Uaai .Morg.in. (k A. W kiisoi,, 

(k Ik Kvans. Charles k. Hu-hes. S. Ik Markkind. ( .irolme W\ i< lir.id. 

kic hird l-A.ms. k. (klbxk. ' kredl. \Uers. .M . .M. Willi. inisoii. 

II. M. k.dmondson. lohn llouie. W. Ik .Norton. Co,. Webb. 
W. H. lAerhart. 'l.imes Ilmnble. khoinas .\e\^ biggin. Cli.is. Wot-rl/. 
Comer Ik Kavis. "ki< hard llemple. 1. V.. Nieske. ,\l.e W.ild. 

;-|,eopold Hressek ( leo. 1 . 1 1 ip] .Ic kran. is S. Ne.ik lohnWeMr. 

•Matthew Deliriime. (kC. ll.ilkim. lohn Orth. Wk Iv /.,lk-r. 

.Margaret Ik I'.ertoli. Iktk Hill. Otto Otlen. |. Ik /iimnerm.in. 




Houses marked with (*) star, see ])ictiire in this book. 

Ill-', abo\e properl\- represents a lot.il \aliie of $1,174,629.25. We .n'e the proprietors of the 1st, jd ,md ,v'- ^n''- 

di\isionsof South Norw I. llolingeriV Hopkins Siibdix isic.n of Ivi .t Norwood, .ind I'.okiiiger <V Hopkins 1 st and 

SiilidiMsi.ins of the Dr.ike d'r.K k. Noruood. We will biiikl tor pur. hasers of lots, on sm.ill , ash p.umenl. 
I'idspec li\ e pun hasers .an li.n e the benefit of the ^50 differeni pi. ins of modern dw el lings 011 file ,il our ollu e, or we will 
prepare plans .ind spec ifu .itions, after tluar own ide.is. for pun h.isers ..f lots, withoiil (osi. 

. BOFINGER& HOPKINS, 

236 Hain Street, 

Telephone 1475- CINCINNATI, OHIO. 

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Rooms 75 and 76 
Blyniyer Building, 



216 JV^io^treet, 



CINCINNATI. 



ARCHITECTS OF THE FOLLOWING BUILDINGS IN NORWOOD: 

Presbyterian Church. C. L. and N- Depot. Residences ol 
Jackson Slane. C. E Page C.L. Seaman E. Mills. C. C. Rob 
inson, A. A. King. J. H. Lindsay and L. M. Brown. 



ARCHITECTS 



Guns,Hifles,Hevolvers 




AND GENERAL 

Sporting 
Goods 



G. (T [(iordan ^ (o. 



-^Hlo 



G. Morris Crawford. I'tcs. aiiJ Trfus. 
Henry Goodman, \'i:;--pifs.Jt Mniioi; 



Churches, 

Public and Private 

Buildings, 

and Figure 

Windouis, Etc. 



Designs and 
Estimates 
Furnished. 




/Vrtistic 

tained G'ass 

\Aforkers, 



30 and 32 East Fifth St.. 



o o o c- t> 



Mncionati. 



First Last and 
All the Time! 



Fechheimer's 

=-=^^^ /"▼ _ .r^p^^^M w w IV T ><-t r-> J lQuahty the Best. 



HUNSTMAN & HARDESTY, 

Florists and 

Cut Flower Dealers 

37 and 39 W. Four th St.. (^,nciNNATI. 

Telephone 947. '' ^"^^^ 



jPricesthe Lowest 
HENRY LASANCE, 



RESIDENCE: 

IVANHOE Avenue, 
Norwood. 



Tailor, 



No. 159 Main Street, 



CINCINNATI 



THE 




R THE COLUMBIAN YEAR. 

'Jl'l'ST finished. :ind now on sale in our i 
J^ Department. In the Bowl is a prcsenl 
^-^ nf the Qiiceii City, her live bri.li.'e'^, "h; 
steamers, inclines and h'illtop... 



THE DDHME COfflPASY, "";^;rs,','v"t.s;u,„.. 

hOLRin ,\NI) WALNLT STREETS. 



Choice Norwood Residences and Lots 

'»'^'* GEO. F.DAVIS, jr., 



-bv 



Real Hstate and Loan Broker. 



RESIDENCE: I OFFICE: 

VMIliams Axenue, West of No s-' J"l'"'v';;;' '*"''^,;"«' 

Ivunhoe Avenue, 5th and W ainut, at noon, 

NORWOOD. CINCINNATI. 



the ^entlerDeo, xmr 

(]entIe=Worr)cn, 
and Wetr(;ist, 
(gentle Tliildren, 



§ 



roWniog, ^ and ^o^s* 

Race and 5th 3ts. 



\^^ Cincinnati. 



4>^' 




10 



at right prices; 

^l^^rs all 



B 



TXELLEY 
Y\ OAL 

'^VOKE 



UY THE BEST 

POCAHONTAS 

FOR 

Furnace, Stove 
and Grate. -^ 



Get my prices and . Anthracite and Bi- 
terms before laying in tuminous Coal at low- 

your Winter supply. ■ est prices. 



C. H. KELLEY, 



Maple Avenue, 



NORWOOD, OHIO. 



Ti?eGemGity 

Roofing ai]d 
Paving Go, 



OF 



Idryton, 



OHIO. 



n 



AVE added greatly to 
the beauty o? our V'illag; 
by the laying o? substantial CenQent Vi/alks. 
They l7ave laid 



Over Twelve JVIiles o? 
CeiTjent Walks^__=™=.^^. 

in Hamilton County in the past ¥ive years, 
and villages contemplating doing this kind 
o? u/ork, u;ould do u;ell by communicatipg 
u/ith the above Compapy. 

15 IM. ST. CbAIR STREET, 

Dayton, 0. 



>^ 



J. £^Zif^wrrT)an#^ODS, ^ 

Telephone 488. J^^^ ^^^ ^^^ \28 ^^^cmov, ^tv,,^ 



J. p. ZntMFRMAN. 

J. I'. /IMMI-RMAN.JK. 

i . I /I \I\I1 KM \N'. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 

Hair and Spring Mattresses. 

RESTORERS OF 

Antique and Fine Furniture of Every 

Hi I i| li II ^mm 



Jpholsterers, 






Attend to euerg Detail of Packipg and Shipping 
apd Storing I^ousebold Effects 



59 



DllBRELL^S SOBDlflSlOll 



Iflii 



SPECIAL ADVANTAGES. 



•' Private Sale only 

Dry Cellars, luve 

/icceiilalile Parties and . Nearness to City 

only. . Eyery 



For iiFOOf of wliat we say exaiiiiEe tlie ProiJeily. 



NO ADVANCE IN PRICES AT PRESENT. 
LEASES AT LONG TIME, LOW RATES WILL BE GIVEN, 

^ Ca'l oil DURRELL BROS.,Esiildiiaile Biiilfliiig, 



The Union Central 
Itif e Insaranee Co. 



of 
Cineinnati 



ASSETS OVER $11,000,000. 



Our liife-Hate Endooiments 

Are Prof 

Our Tmenty-Payment Gaaranties 

Are Economical. 

Our 20-Payment Income Installments 

Are Convenient and Inexpensive. 



Are Profitable. 



J. |VI. PATTISON, Pres. E. P. IVIARSHALIi, See'y. 

E. W. JEWELL, General Agent. 



BEHR BROS. 

EMERSON 

WURLITZER 



PIANOS 



Guitars, Mandolins, Autoharps, Violins, 
And Everything in the Musical Line. 

Call and r>p|^l\J A ^^^ ^^^ ^"^ic Box. 

Hear the rvCrvJIlX/A, Plays any Number of Tunes. 



THE RUDOLPH WURLITZER CO, 



2^ West Fourth Street. 



60 



GO TO 



m 




iiei k m 




MEN'S AND 
^BOYS" 




Hats, Ml 

,. UiiriiisliiiiE 
' f Goods. 



CloaU, Slioes, Milliiieii, 



Uiiflerwear, Corsels and Gloves. 




Gentlemen's 
Ladies ' 
and Juvenile 

WHEELS 



At Prices Where nil can Af- 
ford to Ride. 



Ailjiistable Handle Bars. Metallic fastened Tiies. 
Woi'il Rims— in fact theij haiie all the essentials 
which make n/j a liifjh-giaiie, setuiceable line of 
Wheels 



Who soys sol 



RIDERS, 



BESIDES THE MANUFAV.TUKERS SAt-K THEM UP. 
WHAT WHEELS ARE YUU TALKING ABOUT? 

THE FALCONS! 

They are made at Yost Station. 

We do not charge you for our catalogue. Send for one and learn 
how good wheeh are made 



THE YOST MANUFG CO. 

TOLEDO. OHIO. 




Railroad Tickets 

Bought and Sold 



Schiely & Poage, 



T 



Members American 
Ticket Brokers As= 
sociation. 



ICKET 

BROKERS, 



I93^i;;^^ 107 



Central Ave. 



Near Grand 
CentralDepot. 



CINCINNATI 




QLASS SHADES 
for covering 
and protecting fine 
ornamental Goods, 
Clocks, Bronzes, 
Statues, Etc. 



Dinner, Tea and 
^^-^Toi/et Sets, 



Goods De- 
livered 
Free of 
Charge. 



In all the latest Shapes and Decorations. Rich Cut Glass. Japanese 
China, A. D. Coffees, Lamps, Table Cutlery, Hotel and House 
Furnishing Goods, and China and Classtvare of Every De 
script ion. 



C. E. BROCKMANN, 



WHOLESALE AND 
RETAIL DEALER. 



Nos. 110 and 112 MAIN STREET, «fe riNCINNATI OH If) 

EustSiUe.bet.3dn„d4lhSts., ^ L, I li U 1 11 n M I I , UP I U. 



\l0RW00D 




T^he bridhtest diadem in the 
Queen City s beautiful coro- 
net of suburbs. 



■\ « T^E corigratulate l^er progressive people ori tl^eir ■Woriderful 
advaricen|er)t iri tl^e last decade, aqd predict for ttierq a 
great future. SpeaKiHS of progress, tiave you visited Potter's 
New Slioe Store? It iS by lorig odds tlie largest, ligtitest and best 
arrar\ged shioe establisf|rr\er|t ir| thie State. We l^ave operied 
viitt\ ari entire r|e-w stocK of fasliioriable foot wear for ladies, 
geqllerqeri, boys ar\d cliildrer|. Prices lower tliari ever before. 
We irivite every resident of Norwood to call, and assure ttjerii 
a cordial welcome. 



POTTER'S 



114 and 116 W. Fiftli Street, 

Bet, Race and Vine Sis. 



GlNC 



INNHTI 




PIANOS! 



Baby 
Grands 

Uprights 



Decker Bros., 

Baldwin. 

Fischer, 

Haines Bros.. 

Estey Piano Co., 

Ellington, 

and other Pianos. 



CASH or Payments. 

OLD PIANOS taken in exchange. 

PIANOS Tuned and Repaired. 



D. H. BALDWIN & CO. 

158 West Fourth Street, 

NEAR ELM STREET, CI^CININATI, 



PAPER 

Used in this Publication was 
furnished by 

The Chatfield& Woods Co. 

237 and 230 W. Fourth St. 

Cincinnati, O. 



T 



HE 



A.E.Burkhardt 
HH * Company. 



Remodeling, Storage and 
Renovating of Furs.- 



W 



'1-', beg leave to rail ymir attention in 
the advantage <if liaving Repaiis 
and Alterations of I'urs made during tlie Summer months; 
more careful workmanship is possilile, and there is a 
<-onsideralile saving in (ost. 

We send for Furs and Winter Wraps, and insure at a 
moderate expense against loss tVom Fire, Moth or Bing 
lary. 'Die lieiiefK ial effect on Fin's of (jur treatment 
during the Summer is alone worth the entire cost of storage. 



^"a. E. Burkhardt R 
Company j ^ 



6rriers 



258 and 260 Race Street. 



The 

UJS. Pogue 
Company 



108 
to 
116 
West 4'-^ 
Street. 



T' 



*HH POPULAR and reliable 
"HEADQUARTERS" ?or all 
kinds o? FOREIGN and DOMESTIC Dry 
Goods in SELECT ASSORTMENT apd at 
MODERATE prices ; always catering to 
every TASTE and PURSE, and carefully 
VA/atching the Ir^terest o? our Customers. 



N 



The H. and 5. POQUE CO. 

ORWOOD 108 to 116 West Fourlh Street. 

DELIVERY 
\\'eclnesi1a\ and Saturday. 



Tfie \ ortliWesteri) MotOgl 
[ife iDsOraDce (o. 



Incorporated 

in i.S.sS 

Purely Hutual. 



Milwaukee, Wis. 



/l5S<^t5,Jat7(jary I, 1894, . $64,081,182.98 

Ciabiiitii^s, " " *' (^''u reserve) 52,712,726.18 

Jurplus " " 11,358,456.80 



Xl 



INVITE special nttontion to tho cli.ir.icter of the nswt^ of the "Xortli- 

_ .rn," bclicvina thai no btttcf or safer can be lo.unl. N<,t one 

.h.Uar.if stocks or speculative securities enters therein, and recent events 
have most fully cxemplifieil the wisilom of the restrictions in our charter, 
which absolutely prohibit such investments. Ovvincc to our low death rate, 
our high interest receipts, and our very moderate expen.se ratio, the ilivi- 
dendsof the Northwestern continue, as they have done in the past, to vasllv 
exceed those paid by other good companies, and this enables us to furnish 
the highest class of instance for the ha-l money. 



I'h- 



allonoi-a.l.lr. 



M. J. HACK, Q^'^^^kT, 

United Bank Building, Third and Walnut Streets, 

CINCINN.ATI, <). 



The Addyston 
Pipe and Steel Co. 




Cincinnati, 0. 



We made the Norwood Pipe. 




•j^-^RANSACT BUSINESS in Cincinnati one day and 

y^^ in New York the next, only by taking the F.F.V. 

I LIMITED, 12:20 noon, arriving at Washington 

7:40 A.M., New York 1:40 P.M. The only Electric Lighted 

Train with Observation cars and the only train serving 

every meal en route in Dining cars. 



<^ 



Fev. 

FAST FLTINt VIRtlNIAN 



Oi 



%r t^ t^ #4« pift »^ #^ *^ «^ fht fi^ «^ «^ «iX% *A« «X* vX* «a^ «^ «4* *x^ vX* «^ «^ flv #X* «X« l|^ 

•5» OUR PUBLICATIONS - — — ^ *>* 

•* - *5* 

, \\ ill be inailfd to all applicants who usu j^ 

*«* Se-e.is, Plants and Bulbs. Send your *»* 

*?* name and a<ldress to be jdaced in mir T* 

•5» rej;ister. «S* 

«^ ^.^.^^.^^.^^^^^^..^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^ «?• 

-?• ^ 

J MCCULLOUGH'S J 

I SEED -Catalogue I 

^ AND •J* 

•J» ....AMATEUR'S Guide •••• "^ 

• Issued in January. 

4» McCullough's Catalogue of Fall Bulbs, ^ 

•?» AM) HOW TO GROW THEM. ^ 

T* Issued in September. *» 

«?• ^ 

•^ .\11 nei-essaiy information is ijivcn in the above for the sueeessfnl inltiva- «S* 

«V tion of either a vegetable or flower garden «2» 

t .-^"'i;^J''« J.M. McCULLOUGH'SSONS J 

•^ ^fvJP^Tl^^ Seedsmen and Imfjorters of [iulbs, ^ 

«* TIMBK/^.JwW 134.-136 WALNUT STREET. *» 



T rahlBifmJs "^""oVp^'sA^.tsonuv CINCINNATI, O. 1 

*** B#^jB|Ljpw *s* 

^ 'V U^^* Albert mccullough. <S* 

^ '^M^M^^* telephone 584. aj. 

/t b«rt ft^ «^ b9tf ^* 4^ *Vm %9# «^ h^ fc^ fcV« «^ kfi* *^ kV* k^ k^ »i9« *^ kif>« tiT* «i¥« «^ %9* «^ J<( 



THAXEL 



oo o o o o o o 




AND X-. *- "-^ 



Jfipe ^Jt Gcallery, ^our^ 



est 
St. 



Artists' Supplies. Fine 
Pictures <S Frames. 



If you have any framing to iln 
give us a trial. We do the ne;Ue^ 
and cleanest work in the city, :i 
reasonable prices. 



TELEPHONE 16IO. 



HolMtdt I \ 


illoni 


N. W. Cor. Main and Twel m sireeis. 

DRI GOODSffllTIONS 


Lace Curtains 

AND 

Portieres, 


Bress Goois , 

A 

Specialty. 


Laiies'aiilGtits' 

Fmlsllii 
Goois. 



iOEWOOD DeliTfiry Daily. 



For Norwood Real Estate 



CALL ON 



Moessinger, Fritsch & Hugle 



AUCTIONEERS, 
REAL ESTATE AND LOAN BROKERS. 



No. I West Fourth Street. 



4" 



Cincinnati. 



Norwood Park 



\^^ti" ouZl"Gem of the Hig-hlands," 



And Contains 103 BEAUTIFUL 
BUILDING LOTS, Size, 50x150 Feet. 



'i:. vj^ 




ESIDENCE Of a. Y. REID 



; CIS, from Fountain Squ.ire). 



It is within ONE SQUARE from Norwood ELECTRIC RAILWAY i^i^^i^ilh 
One Square from B. & O. S. W. Depot, in East Norwood, 

And is approached directly upon leaving the cars of the C, L. & N. R. R. at the station, which bears 
the name of "Norwood Park." The nnain thoroughfare, Park Avenue, is 1 lO feet wide with a Park 
of 84 feet in tiie center, and an asphalt roadway on each side (see engraving page SI ). 

Floral Avenue is of the same width, with the roadway on each side paved with br-ick; sewers 
and artificial stone cement walks have been laid throughout the entire length of these Avenues. 

All lots are uniformly graded and lie 2 feet above the curb grade and have perfect drainage. 

We have none of the burdens of down-town smoke, soot, miasma and noise, but charming 
views for even the most enthusiastic lovers of Nature. 

The location of " NORWOOD PARK " is unexcelled and is fast increasing in value. Hand- 
some residences have just been built right on and adjoining the property. Montgomery Road 
will be converted into an 80-foot boulevard, paved with asphalt or brick, without cost to the pur- 
chasers of lots. The neighborhood is already established and is of a high character. Churches, 
Schools, Post-office, Telegraph and Telephone Stations and stores within convenient distance. 

Perfect title guar'anteed. Plats of the pr'opei'ty, with prices, will be cheerfully fiu-nished 



upon application to 

K. Y. REID.Truste 



Residence: 



it lO.t ICuSt 8tll SI., CITSfllSISATI 

'eiephone No. 101 



CORNER PARK AND PLORAL AVENUES. 



66 



NORWOOD DIREOTORY 




OPEN DAY & NICHT. 



JOHN L. VINE, 

STATIONS ....prescription Druggist, 

Post-office, Montgomery Avenue, 0pp. Central School Building, 

Telephone, 

Telegraph. ^^^ NORWOOD. OHIO. 



MAIN AVE., NORWOOD, OHIO, 

Special Attention Given to DRIVING HORSES. 



FRANK GRABUTH, 

^r^ TIN AND SLATK ROOFING AND 
■/> GALVANIZED CORNIClf WORK, 

DEALER iN^|_[g^,^^3re aod Tinwaie, 

STOVE CASTING. 
i»* Nopwnnn qhio. 



Herman Schuerman, 

^w^ House Painting and 
^'^'^ (\n]rimininor 



Montgomery Pike. North of Highlaiul Ave. Norwood. 



F. SHAFER & CO. 
Livery and Boarding Stable 

main aveinue:. 
End of Electric Road, - - NORWOOD,©. 



F, GRIEME,'i; :!.j^r-^^^"^ 



pkins Aves 
NORWOOD, O. 



H. P. SMITH & SON, 



Ice Cold SODA 
WATER drawn 
from Matthews 
Apparatus with 
Syrups in 
GLASS JAR.<5. 



Druggist and 
Apothecary. 



. Main Avenue, Opposite School House, 



s;r:,lryGooas& Notions, 



The Norwood fimr H 
Home 



Prescriptions carefully and accurately compounded at all hour 



AT CITY PRICEIS. 



age, 



Leading (JROCLRY "';',S 

JOHN NIEHAUS, 

MAIN ROAD, NORWOOD, OHIO, 



The Pioneer Barber Shop of Norwood 

Phil. Voelker, Prop'r. 

Montgomery Road, near the B. & 0. S. W. Bridge. 

COMPETENT ASSIST.VNTS IN ATTENUAN(E. 



WM. SCHUELER,- 

•■■■r BOOTS, SHOES AND IBBiS, 

^f. Custom Work, Repairing 
'''^' Neatly Done. 

Montgomery Boulev.-.rd, - Opposite School House. 



-J; s M o K e: -^ 



"LA DUCHESSE" 

5C t OIGARS. :•: 5C. 
JOHN L. VINE, Agent, 



NORWOOD, 



OHIO. 



67 




The above Cut Represents a Handsome and Artistic Residence on the 
Northeast Corner of Hudson and Floral Avenues, 



What is 



Elsmere? 



QUR present Prices 

range from $10 to 

$50 per ft., according 

to location and street, 



El OI\/ICrOC Consists or 1(10 acres of the finest residence property in Hamilton County, being within easy distance of 

LO IVI t. Il LL Fountain Square. The ground is in the form of a plateau, and therefore has the best natural drainage. 

El O l\/l C D C '* beautifullv situated, being located east of the Montgomery pike, and forms the most southern portion of 

LO IVI 1 1\ t the village of Norwood, bounded on the north by Williams avenue; on the east by the Duck Creek road; on 
the south l)y Lexington avenue, and on the west by Ret;ent avenue. 

r- I Q |\/| C D CT Imi'rovements consist of made streets, sidewalks, sewers, tree-planting and forty beautiful homes, all of 

t, 1_0 IVI 1. 11 tl which have been built very recently. 



oooooooooooooooooooooooo 


30000000000000000000000000 


r^l.OKAU Avenue, the princip:il strcil, is 110 fet-t wide, p:iv(il with 


d 


tating building operations, as coal, lumber, stone, brick, sand and all other 


■— < asphalt to a depth of 17 feet, leaving a wide stnp on each side for 




kinds of material can be delivered ,at a lower rate than by a long haul with 


jl walks, trees, shrubbery and (lowers. 

Transportation facilities are good. The Mt. Adams and Eden 
Park electric cars will take vou to any of the following avenues in less than 


o 
o 




(T 1 CM CDC Is surrounded with fine improvements on all sides. A 
C. l_0 IVI t n t visit to KIsmere will convince any cue that we have. 


thirty minutes from Fountain Square: Lexington, Cleneav. Hudson or 
Williams avenues; or, seventeen minutes via C., P. & V. R.K. from Court 




without a doubt, the finest property for the price in the vicinity of Cincin- 


," 


nati, and never was there an opportunitv given to Cincinnati people of se- 


stieit depot, which lands vou at the Elsmere station, on the property. 


'n 


curing a home on terms more favorable. 


CI C^/ICDC lias good shipping facilities. Cars from any point 
C, L-O IVI t. r( C. are delivered on the Elsmere siding, thereby facili- 


o 


The projected iniprovemsnt of Montgomery pike alone will add im- 
mensely to tlie present value of Elsmere property. 


ooooooooooooooooooooooooc 


30000000000000000000000000 



OFFICE: Elsmere R. R. Station C P. &. V. R. R. 

and Room 23 Johnston Building, Cincinnati. 

JOHN G. BROTHERTON & CO, 



68 



Water Works 

Means a numljer of i oni foils fur us, and while a good 

Bath • 

(_'an he counted as a necessary rule of the Health ( Iffii er, 
not saying anything of the toniforts gained there- 
by ; your lawns need a c ertain anioinit 
of attenticin. and 

Seamless Tube 
Rubber Hose^^-^ 

can not be dis|>ensed with. W'c are the onl)- 

Manufacturers 

In Cincinnati, and assiue you not only goods second to 

none, but i>rices to suit every purse, ^^'e own 

and control the ])atents for making Hose . 

with a 

Seamless Tube. 

Cleveland Rubber Works, , ,, ^„ 

« u <t . W.G.Brown, 

248 Race Street. 

MANAGER. 

CINCINNATI. 



G. \V. Kli kkr, P 



Dan'l Donne 
K, Scc-y uiid Trt.is. 



THE _— . 
Rucker Stone 

"If Company. 



OFFICE AT 

GREENFIELD, OHIO. 



.j 

•1 




t 
t 




(jRAVEL BANK. 


STONE QUARRIES. 


West Loveland. 


+ 
+ 


Greenfield & Hillsboro, 
OHIO. 










Screened Crushed Limestone, 


Cleaned Screened Gravel lor 




Curb. Crosswalk, Flagging, 


streets. Pikes, Concrete 




Building and Dimension 


Sidewalks. Etc. 


J. 


Stone, Lime, Etc. 









Baltimore and Ohio 

Southwestern R'y. 





llISTOR\' of Norwood would be incomplete without mention of 



:^W-^-^^|?^l^^ the advantages which have been offeixM 
fh by tlie Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern 




to its l>tiilders and residents 



Railway. The first road to be constructed. 

it early saw the advantages to be derived 
from a suburban service to Norwood, and that it has success- 
full\- met the demands for this service is evinced by the number 
of trains which are run each week day to and from Cincinnati. 
It also otl'ers to new residents a free ticket for one year tor any 
one building .a house costing ntjt less than ;>;1,000. It offers 
manv other good things. Ask for a copy of "Suburban Homes" 
and "Suburban Trains" at Ticket Otlice, S. E. Corner Fourth 
and Vine Streets, Cincinnati, or of the Agent at Norwood. 










Our Cars. 



69 



PROFESSIONAL CARDS. 



DAVID DAVIS 

Attoroey Mit Law, 

CINCINNATI, (). 

Teleplione -4-4-4. 



Rooms 
60&6I, 

Johnston 
Buildings. 



CHARLES E. PRIOR, 

Attorney at Law, 

Room 45, Carew Building, 

N. W. Corner Fifth and Vine Streets. 

CINCINNATI. 

Telephone No. 189. 



Cobb & Howard, 



Telephone316 



ATTORNEYS AND 
COUNSELORS AT LAW 



Wm. E.BUNDY 

Attorney at Law and 
Notary Public 



RESIDENCE, 
NW. Cor Ivan- 
hoe and Way- 
land Avenues, 
NORWOOD. 



BIymyer Building, 216 Main St., Cincinnati. 



Rooms 210, 2lt, 212 Lincoln Inn Court, 
No 227 MAIN STREET, CINCINNATI. 

TELEPHONE 2190. 



WILLIAM G.WILLI.AMS 

Attorney at Livv. 



RESIDENCE. 

Carthage Ave. 
Norvi/ood Heigl\ts. 



No. 5 West Fourth Street, 

Opp. the Highest Steeple, 

CINCINNATI, O. 



Edward Moulinier, 

ATTORNEY AT LAW. 
'^^'Vi'oos, NOTARY PUBLIC. 

Room 34 BIymyer Building, 216 Main Street, 

CINCINNATI. 



Aaron McNeill, 

COUNSELOR AND 
ATTORNEY AT LAW, 

SMITH BUILDING, 

CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



Dr. R. C. Wintermute, 



C 7 TO 10 / 
5 -^ 4 TO 7 P 



MIAIOR .WKNL'K, 
Tiiiki. Door West of Pike. 



ICITY OFFICE, 133 W, Seventh St. 



HOURS, l0:3O TO 3,30 

XELKI»HOIi«E 1407. 



James A. Gibson, 



No. 24 New Street, 
CINCINNATI, O. 



BRANCH SHOP, 
Montgomery Road and 
Sherman Av. Norwood 



Plu mber, G^s and St^^i^ F'ttcr. 



NORWOOD. First Br;\nch tapped ready for Water for Dr. Sprir 

JAHES A. GIBSON, 

The Plumber of the Magnificent "Ortiz" Block, in 
October 20, 1882. 



w 



E gentlcm.-in, who is the subject of this sketch, is one of the 
best known plumbers of Cincinnati, h.iviuff been engaged in tlie 
5 for over twenty vears. Mr. Giuson. instead ot tread- 
ing along in the ruts worn when hcwas a boy, is a man of fertilirv of ideas, 
and this feature of his character has been brought into play in h!s work on 
the "Orliz" block, in a manner that will redound to his everlasting credit 
and bring him oceans of business for the future. Tills building will be a 
standing national advertisement for every man who has bad a hand in it, 
and pre-eminently so to Mr. Gibson, as he has introduced for the tirst time a 
principle in ventilation that must settle, for futurity, the much discussed 
problem of preventing the escape of sewer and other gases from the drain 
pipes into the building and thus endangering health. , 

First, underneath the building, he has constructed a large trap, or cistern, 
six feet in diameter and eight feet deep, into which all the drainage 
from kitchens, water-closets, etc., from the entire building are conveyed, 
and from the cistern to the Sycamore street .sewer by a IJ-inch pipe. The 



S'l 



, May 22, 1894, at 12 o'clock Noon. Made by JAMES A. GIBSON. 

branches, IS in number, which feed the cistern, extend downward from the 
roof, being open at the top and connecting with all the waste pipes in each 
Hat. Uy means of a device, invented by .Mr. Gibson and placed at the lower 
end of the system of pipes, a current ot air is produced by which every par- 
ticle of odor or gas is conveyed out through ihe roof, and it is thus 'abso- 
lutely inipfissible for the least atom of impurity to escape into the building. 
It was practically demonstrated to the w^riter, that even tlnnigh the pipes 
were cut, or otherwise mutilated, the continuous air current is strong enough 
to even ca'.y a small sheet of paper directly up through the pipes. The 
vater-cl sets are ventilated through a separate Hue, by which all odors are 



oil. 



No U- 



.,..■,!,■ 



ihich kc> 
n the pi|H 
•ater pip 



system of water piping, which is so arranged that 
^ ;i>d How ot hot auJ cold water, with a return, 
lit circulation, thus etfectually preventing stagnation 
, the possibility of freezing. All the hot and cold 
re are at least 'lO.CXlO feet, is of brass, and this is the 
only building known to the writer. in this country, in which brass piping has 
been used exclusively for hot and cold water. The hath-tub.s. of which tliere 
are 27 of extra heavy copper; the water-closet fixtures, f(»rty in number; the 
sinks, about the same number, and thirty wash-stands, which are all of the 
linest material and most approveo patterns were also furnished by Mr. Gibson. 
In this job no care or expense has been spared to make it as nearly perfect 
as possible, anil on it Mr. Gibson can rely as the strongest possible eyiden 
of hiss 



^ skill : 



anship. 



70 



F. Q. Leimann, 



Manufacturer 
and Builder 



Ivanhoe. Hamilton Co., 0. 

g^t-Qeiore you build, it will be to your in = 
terest to get an estimate from me. 



Sash, Doors, Blinds and 
General Mill Work. 



Wm. Lawson & Bro. 
SANITARY 



TELEPHONE 
1453. 



P lumber s 



N. E. Cor. Eighth and Walnut Streets, 
CINCINNATI. 



TheR.&H.Symp 



for Coughs 
andColds. 



OF WHITE PINE AND TAR. 

PRICE, 25c. and 50c. 



MaDiiracliiiEil 
tiy llie 



Roosa & Ratliff Chemieal Co. 



Cl NCI N N ATI. 



TiieTlmsoii&Blacta 



stationers, 
cPriiiters. 



Makers of Crep and Tissue Pauer Art Novelties, 



Retail Department 



HARMS' PALAIS ROYAL, pinnirinoti 'Engraving Departn 
64 and 6e W. Fourth St. > blllLllllldll. ' 64 W. Fourth Stree 



Manufacturing and 
Engraving Department. 




ch'jic (tcnfcclicJLy 



.^aJic.^ and <ticuticiiicii :> 
''Diuincj cUiilci.y 

72 W. Fourth Street, CINCINNATI. 



GEO. F, OTTE, President. F. L. RATTERMANN, Vice-Pres. 

C. E. SPIELMAN, Sec'yand Treas. JNO. D. SAVERS. Gen.Supt, 



Tgeo. f.otte 

Company 



Carpets 



CURTAINS >^^^ DRAPERIES, 

131 and 133 West Fourth Street, 
CINCINNATI, O. 



•INE CiOI.l) IKWELRV. 

REI,I.\Hi.E WAICIIES. 

HIGH {;R.\1)E PREClOL S S'1()M;s. 
STERLING Sn.VERWARE, 

^-- -_^-_^^= RRIG-A-I'.KAC 



1!AN(^UET L AINU'S 

IN CHINA AND RRONZE, 

CLOCKS AND ORNAMEN IS, 
ONYX PEDESTALS. 

COALPORT, 



Importer and Manufacturer of 

ENGLISH HALL CLOCKS. 



MM'. ART (;oODS. 

i;k()XZE statlwrw 

M ARP.Ll'! siwir \R^' 



CROWN Di;Rli\', 

VII'.NN.V AM. DRESDEN 
W \ki:s OK ART. 



FRANK HERSCHEDE, Tv 



n PORTING JEWELER, 

ne Street, Corner Arcade. 



Queen City Supply 

Company. 

PUCHTA, FUND & CO., Proprietors. 



161, 163, 165 
W. Pearl St. 

COR. ELM, 

CINCINNATI. 



SUPPLIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FOR 



Mills, 

Factories, 

Engineers, 

Machine 
Shops. 




,^ lilL 



^^^J^inNn^^a 




Mines, 
Railroads, 
Lumbermen, 
Contractors. 



AGENTS FOR 



Jewell Belting Co., Leather Belting. 

Boston Belting Co., Rubber Goods. 

Jno. A. Roebling's Sons Co., Wire Rope. 

B. F. Sturtevant Co. Blowers, Fans and Exhausts. 

Grant Corundum Wheel Co, Emery Wheels. 

Standard Flint Paper Co., Sand and Emery Paper 

and Cloth. 
Magnolia Anti-Friction Metal Co., and many others. 



72 



Cleneay & Van Antwerp, 



OWNERS AND PROPRIETORS OH 



No. 7 W. Foil 1th St. 
CINCINNATI. 



CLENEAY 
SUBDIVISION 



NORWOOD 



<^:^- 



XV AN ANTWERP 



<i:f> 



SUBDIVISION 



AVONDALE 



Builders of Suburban Homes. 
Our 1'erti:is are Easy. 

Lots are tlie Choicest. ]VIone\' to Loao on Real Kstate 

Plans and Specifications Kurnislied. at Lowest Kates- 



TfieJ^ortlaDd (eiT)ei)t 



Smooth, 
Dry and 
Durabk'. 



Ideal ^■d^^^''^ ^ ^^^ T\^^- 



.# 



HIGHEST PRICEDCEMENT 

^J*.llAr is imporle.!. Our w;ilk.s 

ill/ prow stronger with asic. and 

have a fine, bluish-gray color 



that does not change. The elegance of 
our work. laid in Wyoming in IKsTand 
'SS, caused cement to be laid in other 
villages. We use clean gravel and sand. 
Dirt adulterates cement. We own 
land along Mill Creek, above Spring 
Grove, where we get washed sand and 



el. 



We als.. I. IV these Sidt - 
wnlks with u 

GRANITE SURFACE 

GRANITOID. 

We lay Asphalt 
Floors, Roofs and 
eways. 



and Driv 



tone 



91. 93. 95 Canal, near Vine. 



^S«^ 




THF ^ 

College 

°^ /Wusic 

OF CINCINNATI. 



An Eleemosynary Institution, Incorporated by the General 
Assembly of the State of Ohio. 

Amply Endowed. 

Entire Income Devoted to Instruction. 

[-inuislicsa cmpkl. c,luc;ilioi, inVornI and liistniiMPiital Music, l.iteraliirf, 

Klorution and Orator). 
l.-irge cnrps.il" nhic and ex|iPriencP(l I'mrVsMirs. 
Open througlumt the year. 
SiinimerTerm— June, July, August, 
viudcnlscan enter any day. 
Normal Classps, Chorus flaises. Prima Vista Classis, Knscmhle Classes, 

Orchestra Classps, Lectures. Itchearsals. Itfcilals. etc., are .unong llie 

free privileges. 

SPECIAL DEPARTMENT for Teachers of Music in the 
Public Schools. 

PETER RUDOLPH NEFF, President 

SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 



F d.NOLAN 



cJA.ARMLEDER. 



• _ • 



J^lan§^^rmle^^ 




H9TWAT£l\H€ATmG. ,? 



'^^ 



Steam FiTTiNG.^-i>^: 



<^4^5£'.4^Af1S/- 



:^j:^ 




i^-4S>-a,- 



4=?^^ QasFittimg.-^'" 



■^//Yc/^A^r/, 0//7of 



73 




;;'^GRAVIN<i '- «4 W t''^ir-r'-''ne.ZitK- Etching ■ 



.;^f (^INei^'N'MT. v^ 






reer f@ir ®v®r 6© y®&irs ia ©ije in? wSiDleirj tije 
! wibese 



THAT HAS THIS T^UB DISTBNCTION, 
8-.; 5?®^- ®*?5ier ifTas? il^ie eM E5TA1BL5SHED »-iD'"Ji. 






Hm« 






<) f) o o o o o 



J. E. Poorman, 



5 W. F-ifth Street, 



BICYCLES g SUPPLIES. 




U Till III f 



SiiiiiiiierCoolinL 



liilks^ lew Process" 



J" 



Vapor 

\ Are Unexcelled, 
^- Absolntely Safe, 
Lights Like Gas. 



Doikl, Werner & Co. 

72 and 74 W. FOURTH ST., 

Gas Fixtures, Lamps and Supplies. 



.^-^i^-« 




Electric 
Fiitiires, 

A coniplele line 
of Mcilium .111(1 
FiiK' I'auoni'.cdn 
staiitK (in liaiul. 

Inspection So- 
licited. 



F 



OR BAKING OF 
Abb K'NDS 



@ @ 



/Vsk ^oCir grocer 



FOR 



peisctiTOi)!) 
on)pressed 

Yeast. 



presh "J)ail!^. 



I C-(>C-C-C^C>C-C- 



Notice Yeilow[abel 



ROBERT LESLIES 

Real Estate 
OlPee 



llojthiiis Arr. 
S/dtidii. 

M}i: n (Htjf.o. 

OFFICE HOURS: 

8 to 10 A M 
3 to 5 P. M. 



Mf^- LESLIE has lots and houses 
for sale in all parts of NOR- 
WOOD. NORTH EVANSION, IDLEWILD AND 
PLEASANT RIDGE. 



Houses for Rent, 

Stores for Rent. 

Loans Negotiated. 




<^6. 



'QUI 



,pp 



M. E. INCALLS, 
President. 



iTo LOUIf 

AND 

CHiCA' 

BEST UWEo 



E. o. Mccormick, d.b. martin. 

Passenger Traffic Manager. Cen'l Pass, and Ticket Aeent. 



O^aNNATlo 



75 




J. E. Mccracken. President. 



ED. S. GRANT, Gen'l Manager. 



T. F. ftlcCLURE.Sec'y and Treas. 



111? Union Paving Co. 



INCORPORATED.) 



Vitrified Paving; Blockand Sewer Brick. 
Capacity, 120 Millions. : ^ 



!^hl' 



The Union Paver. 
The Riverside Paver. 
The Grant Block. 
The Mack Block 
The McManigal Block. 
The Ironton Block. 
The Scioto Block. 



,1^11 



WORKS AT 



New Cumberland. W. Va. 
Middleport, Ohio. 
Ironton, Ohio. 
Portsmouth, Ohio. 



OFFICE: 



•^ 



^ 1 I ^ No. 51 Goodall Building:, 

a Te.ephone.7. CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



Iiooiest Ppiee Piano House in the City. 
Cash OP Payments. 

Smith & Weisenborn 

195 and 197 WEST SEVENTH STREET, 



""SplANOS^'s 

Gpand#SquaFe I ^ * ww j ^^^^ 

^ A Speeialty. 



$200, 

$235, 

and up. 



Hardman, Cook, Jeiuett, Vose & Sons, 

Decker, Weber, and other IVIakes. 



Orders for Tuning Received at Smith's Residence, fHills Ave. 
and Carter St., Noruiood. 



JNO. ANDERSON, Pres't. W. W. RILEY, Sec'y and Tren 



per pioe \\[ork fr^ 



7r|e|VlodeI jaCindr^ro. 

[/o^ntaii) Aq(^are. 



Norwood Delivery, Monday, Thursday and Saturday. 
THI.KPHONE 2014. 



"We are Pioneers 
in Norwood." 






Hock & Hopkins, 



Plumbers and Qasfitters. 



Special Attention Given to 
Sanitary Ventilation. 

Montgomery Pike, Cor. Sherman Ave. 




LARGEST ST^ 

L©%/eST FRlCIi 



St)®!©! ©n 



m IRi?@€o 



H^S : HI Af^iaUER if lSiR©5. 



Ttjep*?©!?^ 202S, 



25 S ^.n4 Z&<6 'W^/mai Street. 



DJim FOLZ & SONS, 

Kirchner & Folz, 



NOW 



Richelieu Building,. 

5. E. Cor. Qth & Plum Sts. 



General Contractors 



"-^ CIINCIININATI. 0. 



For the Construction of STREETS. SEWERS, ETC. 
The Best Approved Appliances Used and 

ALL WORK 
QUARA.NTEED 

As to Rapidity and Stability. 

Some of the PRINCIPAL Avenues of Norwood \%ere 
Built bv this Firm. 



DAVID FOLZ & SONS. 



Your House is on Fire! 

May be the warn- 
ing cry heard some 
night. You may 
simply have time 
to get your fam- 
ily out without 
stopping to secure 
those valuable pa- 
pers, such as in- 
surance policies, 
deeds, mortgages, 
notes, etc.,that you 
have been keeping 
in a tin box. Why 
run such chancesof 
having those valu- 
able papers de- 
stroyed, and thus 
become involved 
in numerous law- 
suit*, when for 

$20.00 

e will ^ell you a 

FINE FIRE-PROOF SAFE, :;'^'f V'!' ^'^r^' 

' the hottest of fires, 
and preserve its contents without their being marred or 
scorched. You will be surprised to see what an elegant SAKE 
we can sell you for the above amount. Call at our Factory and 
see for yourself. 

The VICTOR SAFE AND LOCK CO., 

9th and Broadway, CINCINNATI, 0. 

Agents Wanted in every city and town in the Lnite.l 
States. Over :W0 \'ictor Safes havealready passed through very 
severe fires, and not one has ever yet failed to preserve its con- 





Are You /Vlarried? 

It is the small annoyances, like a 
lost collar-button, that fret and 
worry. Sour milk over night; 
no milkman in the morning; no 
cream for the coffee ; no milk for 
the baby. 



Gail Borden 
Eagle Brand 



Condensed Milk is always 
ready for use. Use it for 
tea, coffee and chocolate; 
for ice cream, summer 
drinks, and general cook- 
ing purposes. 

As an infant's food, IT 
HAS NO EQUAL. 



This country is full of fat, healthy Babies raised on the Eagle 
Brand. 





liiveFpooI aod 
kondon and Globe 

INSURAdGE CO. 



One o¥ the foremost Epglisb Companies, 

l^nou/n t^e u;orld over ?or its Unsurpassed 

Indemnity. 



Cincinnati General Ageney,3d and]VIain, 

J. iV\. DeCAiWP, General Agent. 



W. R. JOHNSON, Resident Agent in Norwood and Vicinity. 
Also 95 Main Street. 




Card Parties 



"Card aames,** authorized and Illustrated, will be 
sent to any aJJrt-s'^ for t»^n cnts In stamrs. 



Progressive 
Euchre, Etc. 



In preparing for a carJ party, it is often difficult to obtain Playing 
Cards of equal quality, but different in design and rich loloring. for 
each table. The * 'Congress PlayiDg Card Sets,*' made this 
season, embrace elegant "Congress," "Lenox" and "El Dortdo" 
patterns, gold backs and gold edges, in greatest variet>', making an 
asLiortmont large enough for any lady giving a series of parties to 
select diiTLTent patterns for each table and for oach entertainment. 
If your dealer does not keep the *'Congress Sets/* and will not get 
them, we will send you prepaid one or more sets (of six packb each) 
on receipt of $3.00 per set. 

Duplicate Whist 

"National" Method. Coryriirhted 1892. p.itmt .irr"pJ fnr. 

with Whist Playing Cards. Index Cards, Score Cards. Rut h. r Bands 
and Illustrated Pook if Rules, all ready for play, tor $4.00. All 
explained In two lines: 

Red .sides of Index Cards govern orlflnal play. 

Yellow sides of Index Cards govern duplicate play. 
Costs less with Playinc: Cards than other methods without c.irds. 
For sale hv dealers, or one sample 20-paek set will be sent, express- 
age r.ilJ. on receipt of $4.00. Write for Illustrated Book of Rules. 

The United Stales Printing Company, 

piAYiNo c.R.> ».«ur.cTo».EB: Clncfniiati, V. S. A. 

Russell & Morgan Factories. 
National F.ictor/, 



78 



SJ.05BORN,jR.,&Co. 




Our Combined 
Curb and Gutter 

■jls far superior to 






S.J.OstoiJr., 



./<,.,,.:, /a: j^..-^ /t. 






and handsomer than ' 
anythmj,' c\cr used for " -' 






, . "• J... 'U.... „...;^.... ^;^y ^ ^ 

the jiurpose. li is es- / / _ 

peciallv adapted to CUy I , y _ /v- ■ ■ 7 

,, , ^, , , ,,, 1 ^ rL ,.,./... ^-6 _/, ,..,^/.,.;,, r/.,,./-..7r,.,^Y,,,,vr >x^/...,;.- 

I arks,,Sul)iui)an 1 owns, / 

n'Tini;';:; :;:,: ^ ■:,::i:;':::;;:,/^'::::;:-' "■:•%::: '^-•' and Gutter 

ural stone and guaran- / ^ 

, , • ,. /-'^■•' '* ^'••' /' — - <'-<--- 

teetl not to lf)se Its align- r; 

nient. It is en<lorsed /' * J O- l ii 

1.V .nan, of the leading i ' ^— -\/-f ' ^ , ' / ' ^- ' ' ^^ SldeWdlkS 



CONTRACTORS FOR 

Granitoid 
Combined Curb 






engineers, and is usetlex- 

tensi\ely in Cincinnati, 

Chicago and St. Louis. 

Write for information. 



'^•' 



r:. 



7'- 



EgglestonAv.* Pearl St. 

CINCINNATI. 



19 



Highland Route. 

C, L. & N. Railway, 

SUBURBAN TRAINS TO ^—--- ^ 



IVANHOE, HOPKINS AVENUE, NORWOOD 
PARK, EAST NORWOOD, McOULLOUGH'S, 
LESTER, PLEASANT RIDGE, WOODFORD, 
KENNEDY, EUCLID,SILVERTON, DEER PARK, 
ROSSMOYNE, TERRE ALTA, BLUE ASH. 
MONTGOMERY. 

LOW FARES. QUICK SERVICE. 

THROUGH Trains to MASON and LEBANON, 
Stopping at the above Stations. 

(-"resident. Gen'l Passenger Agent. 

The Heart of Norwood. 

gi LL these advantages are _ i i 1 rwl Til C^ i 

^ :r'J:j i':L'i: Just the Place for Home Seekers. 

Improved Streets, Cement Walks, 
Sewerage and Light. — . 



sion made by Hedger 
and others, located West of 
the Montgomery Road, op- 
posite the Main School 
Building. 



T"^lsTN"TUk SUBDIVISION 



LOTS ALL FIFTY FEET FRONT. '-""""' »" '"»"'a»"'"v Ro^o 



iVlaple and Elm Avenues. 



For Sale on Liberal Terms to Parties who will Make First-Class Improvements. Apply to 

6E0. HAFER, Cincinnati. 

80 



HAVE your Architect include a Billiard Room 
in his plans for your house. An apartment 
^ 13x17 feet will do. Billiards is the most 
delightful home amusement. 



ITe^ 



Brunswick= 
Balke= 
Collender Co. 

— W, 6th street. Cincinnati. 



The largest residence in Norwood, commonly known as 
the "Capitol" of Norwood, belonging to Dr. A, Springer, 
was built from the designs of A. O. ELZNER, Architect, 227 
Main Street, Cincinnati. Mr. Elzner also has built many 
other fine residences, besides public buildings such as the 
Neave Building, the Cincinnati Club, Yononte Inn, etc. 



YALE 

Paracentric Locks 




ACTUAL SIZE OF KEY. 



GREATEST SECURITV. 



THE YALE & TOWNE M'F'G COMPANY, 



STAMFORD, CONN. 



NEW YORK. CMIC.AGO, BOSTON, PHII.AI)ELPHI.\, PITTSBURGH, 
SAN FRANCISCO. 




ff.J. 



Norwood 
Calls Answered 



Wagons for Picnics 
and Light Hauling. 
Carriages furnished 
for Weddings and 
other Occasions. . 



UNDERTAKERS 



LIVERY AND BOARDING STABLE. 



Tia.EPHO 



^„^, i N„rw>..„i, ,-,127-4. 



} M;iilisoiiville,.5-l'.l>i-:!. 



W H STEWART. Jr 



G S STEWART 



H H STEWART 



W. H. STEWART'S SONS, 



Telephone 2161, 



OFFICE AM) niLL: 

303, 305 and 307 Plum Street, 

CINCINNATI. 



Contractors. 



Si 



J. Wilder & Co. 



159 and 161 W. 6th St 

NEAR ELH. 




''"Sts Philadelphia Lawn Mower, 

THE BEST MANUFACTURED. 

ALSO DEALERS IN 

Garden and Flower Seeds, Lawn Grass Seeds, Fertilizers, 

and Lawn Supplies, Fruit and Shade Trees, 

Shrubbery, Roses and Small Fruits, 

Poultry Supplies. 



J. FRIEDEBORN, Manager. 



S B WATERS C 
5»cy &Trir '' 




We call and deliver TWICE A WEEK IN 
NORWOOD. 



The only Laundry .in the United States that received a 
^^H medai for Fine Laundry Worl<. 



FOR those that appreciate HIGH 
CLASS Laundry Work, we 
do the work by HAND, which 
will SUIT THE MOST FASTIDI- 
OUS, as it is done by the most 
skilled help obtainable in the country 



202 RACE STREET. 
TELEPHONE 409-2. 



E.V/. WHITE 
& Company 



FINE 

BAKERY 

GOODS 

AND LUNCHEON, 



79 West Fourth Street, 

NEAR VINE. 




De 



All the rrrast fashionable Styles of 

Alpine X X ^tA. X v!5 



IN AM. QUALITIES. 



\Vm. l.theis&co. 

HATTERS, 
161 /MainStreet. near Fourth, CINCINNATI. 0. 



(iociooat'i^ociet^ of (g) (g) @ @ @ 




In charge of 

niSS CURRY, ^ , -^ . , n \Tc- 

formerlv of the WOM^^NS 

E'XGM/ING^, 



142 & 144 
West 7th Street. 

Between 
RACE AND ELM. 



EiTibroidery Materials and "■ 

Stanqpirig. Fayal and Mexican Drawn Work. 
Novelties in Wornan's Work sold on cornrr\ission. 

Home-/V\ade Cakes, 
Rolls. Croquettes, Etc 

LUNCH Served from 1 1 to 4 Daily. 

We Solicit Your Patronage. 



[(och & graunstein, 

CHINA AND GLASSWARE, 

5i\i*tistic Pottci'y, Fine Table Cutlery. 

68 (Si 70 W, 4th St,, Opposite Pike's Opera House, 



Fiiniiethi 1 12 West Fifth Street. 



E. J. MalOEn. 



Wm. G. Malden. 



Maiden Bros. 

PLUMBERS AND GAS FITTERS, 

320 /Main Street. CI^CIN^ATI. 0. 

Ami MiiNflliiMEKY RdAli. Noitli Of Hopkins Avenue Depot, NORWOOD. OHIO. 



Bissinger s 

FINE FRENCH 
CONFECTIONS. 



Fred. Moluenkamp. 



Henry Binne. 



Mollenkamp& Binne, 



Manufacturers of 
The Improved 



160 VINE, 
NEAR FOURTH, 



CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



THE POUNSFORD_ 
^STATIONERY CO. 

Blank Book Manufacturers. LAWN 

Fine Stationery <S Engraving. TENNIS. 

LOWEST PRICES AND EAR(iEST STOCK. 

?4rMlin*sV - - CINCINNATI, OHIO. 




eta. 8, 1887.) 

No. 55 Canal St. 

Bet.Waliiiiis Vine Sls„ 

CINGINHAT1,0. 
WRINGERS 

Soli&Eepairel 



Feldman's 



NORWOOD 
HEIGHTS 




High Ground. 
Lots: 50x160. 



n. A. McQuire,-- 

^v^ Trunk, Valise<S:Satchel 

^'^^ /VlaniifartiirPr 

vv ainm l\^e.u ^tmH ^ Safflpie Worlt a Specialty. 

Factory, No. 34 E. 5th St., CINCINNATI, <). 



T 



ER7VVS 



R 



EHSOIN7TBLE. 



Resides on Premises. 



OLIVER SCHLEHHER, 

•^ steam and Hot Water 

• * Heating Engineer. ^ ^^ 

PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING. ^'"","f^S„ue^t..ct. 
''..:;. ,.^' SPENCE Hot Water Heater. 

.\~l,l. V l.l,,y,rs ,cM,leiK-c> f,|, ..\ uill, ll,i SPENCE II,' il,;, 

Estimates Cheerfully Furnished. Telephone 75.S0. 




U.S./Vt 



The Ink used on this Publication 
is from the above house. 



84 



HE>»^ i& eo.^ 



.OKRS OF 



riain and Highland Avenues, 

Norwood, Ohio. 

REPAIRING NEATLY DONE. 



Fine Carriages 
and Wagons. 



JAMES M.HARPER, 

Surveyor and 
Civil Engineer. 

RICHELIEU BUILDING, 

S. E. Cor Ninth and Plum Streets. 



Residence, Crown Avenue, 



NORWOOD. 



CHAS. ./. DA UN Eli, 



WITH H. C. SCHELL & SON, 



f^'i^lRE. MARINE, ACCI- 
'p DENT. STEAM BOIL- 
ER. LIFE. TORNADO 
AVD PLATE GLASS 



lusurance 



No. 49 W. Third Street, Second Floor, 

TELEPHONE 43. CINCINNATI. 0. 



rh.Norlhcnt AalioiuU Viie Instiiaiu,- Co., of MilvHiukre, Wis 

liIiAl; Sll!: 

I'ursMMuttci inslriitliin.s fn.in llu-VVcst Ncit w.)ndV,ilinitciT I'iie Hriijucle.I 
;lin autllori/.ud to tcmlcr t.i y'"i .unl y"ur coiniKliiv ;i vute .>!' llianks I'or the 
promptiK-ss with which vcu'scttUd our claini for $700— Uic lull aniount of in. 
surancL- on .nir ciininc li..u-,i- « hii h was Inirned to the ground on Marcli lllh. 
l.S!)l. On M .1. ', mii,. j,,-i r.n, ,1 n ill.r iIk- fin:, a chcik was sent me for 
theanioiini I II 1,11,111 I, ii, ,1 I II for your luL-thod ofdoin;; business. 

Yourpron.iii ii.l I. ii M liiiM ,,lonrca newengine housclhat wu 

l'"l«l.. n,:,k. 11, I 1 il , ... 11 ,, iMUiyof practical use to the village 

..nan.l, our company success, I an,, 

V cry truly yours, 

CIIARI.liS H. WElSENKKI.DIili, Scc'y. 



Norw I. W 1 



WE ARE. MANUFACTUREIRS 
OF 



J^UPNACESf 



■Churches o-.mools,5toreo 

[)l„r,,.MGS,^^" Write us ^^. 
"WELLINU-"roR primted matter 



John Grossius SONS ' 

^agWAllMST. CItMC I NIMAXI,0. 



DRUCKER & CO. 






RICHTER & WESSLING, 

ARClilTECTS 

AND SUPERINTENDENTS 

Boom 34 Johnston Buildinir. r^lMr^lMMAXl O 

S. W. Cor. Sth and Walnul Streets, t^llNOIININ A I I, U. 

£i^-Architects for the three School Buildings at Norwood -^H 




John w. Hmlu 



Builder of Brick- 
work for Norwood 
Pumping Station. 



RESIDENCE, I 

Ivanhoe Avenue. 



CONTRMCTOR 



Personal attention given to buildings erected by me. Special attention given to pressed-brick work. 



The A. L D[)E^ 

B. Fire Works Co. 



Fipc Golt>red H^^l^GI'^<i^ 



Gold 
Medal 



Fire 
Works. 



II CI^CIININATI. 
II OHIO.— I. 

'«. ^le. .Mi. .M«. .*(«. ^le. .M*. .Mi. 
,<^ ^ '>i<' W ^i^ ^/W ^i^ ^i? 

Contractors for 

Public Displays. 



The grand display- of FIRE WORKS at the dedication of 
the Norwood Water Works was niailc hy tlie above-named 
Company ■ 



Hiram N IvX&thers 

REAL ESTATE 
***BROKER._^ 

Special Attention Given to Norwood 
Properties. 



Rkai, 1''.siate Sui.n. 

Loans Necoiiaikd. 

Dwellings, Fi.ais, Stokes anh Fac tokie! 
Rented. 

Real Estate and Chaitels Auctioneekei) 

Estates an'd Suhdivisions Managed. 

Renis Collected. 



68 and 70 West Fourth St. 



Lonvt Distance Telepho 






?^^|)exter 

ii libber (®o. 



DEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF 



White Pine. 

Poplar, 

Hemlocl<, 

Cypress, 

Cedar, 

and 

Yellow Pine. 



Mill Work 
s Lumber. 



MOULDINGS, CASINGS, BASE, ETC. 

IN ANY QUANTITIES, AT 

VERY • LOW . PRICES. 



HENUr RANSHAW, Prest. & Manager. Wm. STAGEY, Vice-Presl. 

JHOS. H. BIRCH, Ass't Manager. H. J. JARVIN, Sec'y i Treas. 

The ^T\CF\ 
^y^anufacturing • ^o. 
4^ 6AS HOLDERS 

^'*^ OF ALL STYLES AND SIZES. 

,R0NAN_DJ^^KS 

For Gas Holders, Water or Oil. 

PURIPIEHS Pip BEHGH CASTINGS. 

4- 



Noinvoon, 



Office 



OHIO. 



No. .9 Mill 'street, CINCINNATI, O. 



86 





Diploma a^^ flDctial of Ibiijbcst Ibonor 



AWARDED 



-TPi* 






(Made bv THE EVERETT PIANO CO.. Hostdn. MA^s.) 

Tlbe "WnorlD's Columbian JErpositioii 3uv\: of awards. 
-AWARD. 



Kor a full a 

For very good sustaining power. 

For a smooth, well balanced scale. 

For a superior action, wt-ll regulated, and 

of their own manufacture, possessing; 

very good repeating qualities. 
For an easy and elastic touch. 



For the finest qua 
struction. 

For workmanship showing great 

For well made cases. 

The patent action brackets deser- 
mention, saving time in remt 
regulating the action. 



terial used in con= 



special 
ng and 




Jury 



arda 



DR. F. ZIEGFELD, President Chicago Musical College 
V J. HLAVAC, Musical Coud'tor. St. Petersburg. Bus 
GEO. STECK, Former Piano ManuCr, New York City 
E.P CARPENTER. Former OrgauMtr .Worcester. Mass 
MAX SCHIEDMAYER. Piano Manut'r. Stuttgart. Ger 
DR HUGH A CLARKE. University of PennsyTa, Phila 



gnedi 

GEO. STECK. Judge 
K. BUENZ, Presiden 
J. H. GORE. Secrera 

i>( Judges Dept of LIberi 




The John Church Company, 



CINCINNATI. 



NEW YORK. 



Knight & Co. 



HI5 Souvenir is a 
Specimen of our Typo= 
graphical Skill and 
Presswork. 



Printers, Binders, 
Designers, Engravers. 



CINCINNATI. OHIO. 



Persons who contemplate issuing any sort of Publication, whether 
of a literary or advertising character, should not fail to confer 
with us before placing the order. 



'HE 



Laidlaw-Dunn-Gordon 
Company 



OFFICES: ISB'and IStS \\. 2<1 St. 
CINCINNATI. 

Factories: .Cincinnati'and Hamilton.'O., U.S.A. 



BUILDERS OF 



Water Works 
Pumping En- 
gines. High Pres 
sure, Compound, 
and Compound 
Condensing a 
Specialty. 



STEAM PUMPING MACHINERY 



FOR ANV SERVICE. 




The above Cut shows Pumping Engine at Norwood Water Works. 




THOS. FORD 



P. BARDO. 



BfliirlionCoBBfir^^Brassllorfe, 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



Fire Hydrants, 
Stop Valves 

AND EXTENSIOIJ VAliVE BOXES, 

Copper |; Brass Goods 

OF KVERV nESCRIPTION. 

IRON PIPE. CAST AND MALLEABLE IRON FITTINGS. 




202 and 204 East Front Street, = = = CINCINNATI. 

fVCORRESPONDENCE SOLICIXKW. 



Ohio's Largest Brewery 




IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY 



THE 

CHRISTIAIN IVIOERLEIIN 



Brewers and Bottlers of 
The Finest Quality of 

LA6ER BEERS.! 




BREWING COMPAINY 



.^ ^Cincinnati, Ohio. 



HE 



• • 



Moerlein Beers 



• • 




RE brewed from the choicest and most select 
MALT AND HOPS, are guaranteed to be 
GKNU1N1{ OLD LAGERS, and for 
PURITY, BRILLLANCY, TASTE and AR- 
OMA can not be excelled. 

They are pronounced, without exaggeration, 
the most wholesome and invigorating beverages in 
the market, the favorable reception that has attended 
them wherever introduced being the most flattering 
evidence of their superiority. 



Highest Awards at 
Chicaoo 
World's Fair, 

and all 
Cincinnati 
Expositions. 



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